Xref: utzoo comp.lang.smalltalk:418 comp.sys.mac:9977 Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!think!ames!sdcsvax!nosc!humu!uhccux!uhmanoa!sec From: sec@uhmanoa.UUCP (James Chang) Newsgroups: comp.lang.smalltalk,comp.sys.mac Subject: Mac Smalltalk from Apple Message-ID: <323@uhmanoa.UUCP> Date: 15 Dec 87 08:47:20 GMT Lines: 17 Keywords: Smalltalk,Mac,MacApp regarding forthcoming smalltalk from Apple. I saw demonstration of Alpha ? version at OOPSLA'87. It was definitely up and running and I think it could run on Multi finder. This version is different from previous smalltalk from apple macintosh groupd(latest is V0.4) which was straight Xerox port. This version which is built on top of normal smalltalk virtual image replaces standard MVC user interfaces with MacApp libraray translated from MacPascal to Smalltalk. The idea I guess is that you could implement Macintosh application on Smalltalk using MacApp library and then port to standard Macintosh development enviroment such as MPW with Object Pascal or C++(yes, I thinkg Apple is also working on this). The version I saw had full MacAPP library implemented such as TFrame, TDocument so forth. I think it supposed to be available on summer of '88 in APDA if all goes well. It would be interesting once this product comes out. It certainly would make smalltalk popular although it deviates from standard smalltalk. I wish I can beta-test this smalltalk. Are you listening apple ?