Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: $Revision: 1.6.2.16 $; site ada-uts.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!amd!vecpyr!lll-crg!gymble!umcp-cs!seismo!bbnccv!ada-uts!cindy From: cindy@ada-uts.UUCP Newsgroups: net.columbia Subject: Re: Old fashion computing practices @ NA Message-ID: <9400001@ada-uts.UUCP> Date: Tue, 13-Aug-85 10:01:00 EDT Article-I.D.: ada-uts.9400001 Posted: Tue Aug 13 10:01:00 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 20-Aug-85 02:14:07 EDT References: <1079@cbdkc1.UUCP> Lines: 21 Nf-ID: #R:cbdkc1:-107900:ada-uts:9400001:000:866 Nf-From: ada-uts!cindy Aug 13 10:01:00 1985 Having worked for Intermetrics Inc. for six years, I had a hand in maintaining the HAL/S compiler for NASA, and Rockwell. I was assured at the time that this was NASA's official language, and that it was used for the space shuttle program (hence my interest in the shuttle). I can there fore say that whereas some of the software on the shuttle may be Fortran, or other "old fashioned" languages, there must be at least some of it done in HAL/S, which is a structured programming language. I am currently involved in Intermetrics' ADA* program, and I frankly prefer HAL/S to ADA. (NO Flames here, a discussion could happen in net.languages if you really want to). Just making a point about the Shuttle Software.:-) NET: {harpo, allegro, bellcore, ihnp4}!inmet!ada-uts!cindy * ADA is a registered trademark of the US DOD (AJPO). ----------