[net.lang.ada] The null subset of Ada*

rjs (04/08/83)

In the latest issue of the CACM, Robert Orr writes that he has been
receiving many requests (including blank tapes) for a null subset of
Ada* which he humorously reported on in a previous letter.  Sounds like
people are getting pretty desperate for anything resembling an Ada*
compiler.  The previous letter was fairly subtle, however.

	Robert Snyder
	floyd!rjs

* Ada is a registered trademark of the Department of Defense.

ucbesvax.turner (04/11/83)

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ucbesvax!turner    Apr 10 17:51:00 1983


	An advantage of using a null subset of Ada is that the null set
    is a subset of any other set, and hence a subset of any other language.
    Programs written in this null subset would therefore be very portable.

	    The Sub Never Sets on the Ingres Empire
	    Michael Turner