When I saw Ada on the show last night, I couldn't decide whether I should be excited about the fact that it was even mentioned or disappointed in the fact that it was the half million dollar question--implying that its history (and for those of us feeling paranoid, the language itself) is so obscure that almost nobody would know it. I agree with Steve about the $200 question, and wish that things were such that it really belonged there -- although is Ada's origin any more obscure than the color of the stripes on the "Cat in the Hat"'s hat? Gene Ouye <[log in to unmask]> -----Original Message----- From: Team Ada: Ada Advocacy Issues (83 & 95) [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Steven Deller Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 3:03 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Who wants to spell millionaire? On Friday, February 25, 2000 7:21 AM, Hal Hart [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] wrote: > It was very intriguing to read Stanley's oblique message half an hour ago & > really not know why it was posted, and then 5 minutes ago have my wife call > me into the living room where she was watching "Who Wants to Be a > Millionaire" to watch a guy pass up a chance at $.5M by answering the > question "The computer language Ada was named for the daughter of which of > the following poets?" He thought he knew but wasn't sure, passed & walked > away with the $.25M he had already won, and then Regis made him say what he > had been thinking. He would have been right! I think that's as > encouraging as the fact the question was asked. Then again, it would have been more encouraging if it had been the $200 question. (For those that have been on Pluto and haven't even accidentally seen/understood the show, they ask increasingly difficult questions as the $$$ get higher. At least the Ada question wasn't for the full $1M). Regards, Steve Steven Deller, Apex Ada Marketing [log in to unmask], (410) 757 6924 Rational Software Corporation, http://www.rational.com For user email groups, check http://www.rational.com/support/newsgroup