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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
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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 ?