From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.5-pre1 (2020-06-20) on ip-172-31-74-118.ec2.internal X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_50,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 X-Received: by 2002:ac8:59c5:: with SMTP id f5mr8278997qtf.192.1607597526930; Thu, 10 Dec 2020 02:52:06 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 2002:a37:a110:: with SMTP id k16mr8167104qke.320.1607597526776; Thu, 10 Dec 2020 02:52:06 -0800 (PST) Path: eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.uzoreto.com!tr3.eu1.usenetexpress.com!feeder.usenetexpress.com!tr1.iad1.usenetexpress.com!border1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!news-out.google.com!nntp.google.com!postnews.google.com!google-groups.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 02:52:06 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: google-groups.googlegroups.com; posting-host=94.31.100.133; posting-account=rmHyLAoAAADSQmMWJF0a_815Fdd96RDf NNTP-Posting-Host: 94.31.100.133 References: User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Happy birthday, Lady Ada From: AdaMagica Injection-Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 10:52:06 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Xref: reader02.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:60790 List-Id: Simon Wright schrieb am Donnerstag, 10. Dezember 2020 um 11:09:00 UTC+1: > The Analytical Engine ws a decimal machine That's OK. I know Babbage's engine came before Zuse, C++ came after Ada. But an ode need not be historically correct. Would you claim Edda is histor= ically correct? =C3=81r var alda, =C3=BEat er Ymir byg=C3=B0i, Vara sandr n=C3=A9 s=C3=A6r n=C3=A9 svalar unnir; ior=C3=B0 fannz =C3=A6va n=C3=A9 upphiminn, gap var ginnunga, enn gras hvergi. Translate this and it will give about the same as the first verse above.