https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_R1000
Appears to be an ADA-based workstation?
Is this the same Rational as Rational ClearCase etc as acquired by IBM back in the day? Crazy
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Appears to be an ADA-based workstation?
Is this the same Rational as Rational ClearCase etc as acquired by IBM back in the day? Crazy
Looks like it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_Software
> Rational Machines is an enterprise founded by Paul Levy and Mike Devlin in 1981 to provide tools to expand the use of modern software engineering practices, particularly explicit modular architecture and iterative development. It changed its name in 1994 to Rational Software, and was sold for US$2.1 billion (equivalent to current US$3.59 billion[1]) to IBM on February 21,[2] 2003.
It is a truly astonishing software development environment which with a a single key-press can answer questions like "what other code is affected if I change the default value of a parameter to this function". (Think about that one for a second!)
And if you add the cost (around $5000 per workplace), it becomes even less understandable.
It also required a designated CC admin or several admins.
But if I were the pilot in an F-22 or the Space Shuttle, I probably would want it to be even more rigid :-)
It's important to keep in mind the context of this machine and the software it was used to develop.