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From: tmoran@acm.org
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Subject: Re: Writing an Operating System in Ada
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:57:25 +0000 (UTC)
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> Yes I do. IIRC, the project failed because they completely missed the
> point. The processor was intended to be able to check the types of data
> at run-time, something that the compiler had already done.
  Not all code is generated by Ada compilers.  A secure processor
could help defend against virus infections.