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From: lgm@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (lawrence.g.mayka)
Newsgroups: comp.object
Subject: Re: #define CLAIMS TRUE
Message-ID: <13335@cbnewsc.ATT.COM>
Date: 6 Feb 90 01:36:31 GMT
References: <31.UUL1.3#913@acw.com>
Reply-To: lgm@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (lawrence.g.mayka,ihp,)
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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In article <31.UUL1.3#913@acw.com> guthery@acw.com (Scott Guthery) writes:
>be true until contrary evidence is presented.  When presented with
>such evidence ... the CAD/CAM disaster at MCC, for example ...

My impression from various reports has been that the MCC CAD/CAM
incident was a case of unacceptable performance (caused by such
things as a homegrown, untuned OOP system and a homegrown, untuned
OODB) and unacceptable politics (caused by the use of Common Lisp
and Symbolics workstations instead of the politically powerful C++
and Suns).  I do not recall any disparagement of the CAD/CAM
system's functionality or the programmers' productivity.  I would
certainly welcome a more complete, preferably firsthand, account
of the event and its circumstances.


	Lawrence G. Mayka
	AT&T Bell Laboratories
	lgm@ihlpf.att.com

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