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From: Preben Randhol <randhol+news@pvv.org>
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Subject: Re: New to Ada
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 11:10:29 +0000 (UTC)
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On 4 Sep 2002 06:05:10 -0600, Larry Kilgallen wrote:
> In article <3d7594b0_2@corp.newsgroups.com>, "Bill Cunningham" <some.net> writes:
> 
>> Is this Ada that help Charles Babbage with his counting machine?
> 
> The computer language was not around back then :-), but yes after it
> was developed the language was named in honor of Babbage's coworker,
> Lady Ada Lovelace.  Apparently the originators thought it was a better
> name than STD-454325499638 or "Green".  It isn't easy being "Green".

Wasn't it DoD-1 see http://archive.adaic.com/docs/flyers/naming.html

Preben