Mike,
There were numerous smileys implied there... nobody really thinks Microsoft
uses Ada.
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> Subject: Re: Microsoft products use Ada!!!!
> Date: Tuesday, October 21, 1997 7:09 AM
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> Gang:
>
> If you notice the caption on the certificate, it only says:
>
> "AGUSTA ADA BYRON - PIONEER IN COMPUTER PROGRAMMING"
>
> Nothing about using Ada to develop Windows 95. As a matter of fact,
> from the number of bugs and the poor quality of the software smacks
> of hacked together C++.
>
> Mike Simpson
> Ada Software Engineer