[said Todd] > > A while back I asked a contact (directly involved) I have in the USAF/Mitre > about STARS. He said it is mostly in C and some C++ on developed to run on > Sun SPARC stations. If memory serves, he said they (Raytheon/Hughes?) > decided against Ada because of tool costs and the lack thereof. Sigh... > [snip] > OBTW, one of the latest hold ups I've heard is the Controllers don't like the > new hi-resolution bitmapped color displays because they don't have all the > old knobs and switches to control it like the old green vector scopes did. Yes, I heard this from a student of mine who works close to the project. Controllers are in very stressful jobs and, apparently, don;t take kindly to change. They also like the phosphor traces on those old screens - it shows them the thing is working. > > Todd Coniam > Member, Team Ada > Mike Feldman