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My text editor (Assembler, then C), 1982. Some F18 Hornet software (C, ground station support), also 1982. Humphrey Utrasound Biometer (updates, Z-80 assembler), 1992. Kodak Spark-based picture kiosk (Solaris 8 upgrade, Solaris patches for FAT, USB, PCMCIA), 1999.

But why?

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Another commenter answered that, at least in regards to medical equipment (similarly, embedded systems code for an ultrasound machine, in 1989) -- once code is FDA-approved, people won't touch it. I imagine if the F18 software met some milspec requirement, a similar rule would apply.

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