brianb@3comvax.UUCP (Brian Bechtel) (07/29/85)
From the 5/85 Macintosh Software Supplement: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Smalltalk ========= We are currently developing a version of Smalltalk tailored to the Macintosh computer. In the meantime, in response to requests from several universities, we have released a "pre-product" version of the Smalltalk-80(tm)* programming system running on the Macintosh and Macintosh XL computers. This is a fairly complete implementation of the Smalltalk-80 system, which we believe to be suitable for student projects and other preliminary experiments with Smalltalk. Our current system is based on version 1 of the Xerox Smalltalk-80 system, and is language-compatible with the current (release 2) Xerox release. Our system generally follows the two Smalltalk-80 books by Goldberg and Robson. Several features will be found to be different or missing. We only provide enough documentation to get you started. If you are not already familiar with the Smalltalk-80 system, you will need further documentation not provided by Apple, such as the Goldberg and Robson books. This pre-product release supplants an earlier March release that only ran on the Macintosh XL. Various options support stand-alone operation on the 512K Macintosh (minimal system), enhanced source-code access with hard disk or file server, and full system (32K objects) on machines with 1MB or more of memory, such as the Macintosh XL. If you wish to try out Smalltalk, you may request an order form from the address below. We will include a more complete description of the products, pricing information, and an optional site license which permits the system to be installed and used throughout (but only within) your institution. Apple cannot provide support or documentation for this pre-product release. We are charging only enough to cover our costs of duplication and handling. Smalltalk Request c/o Eileen Crombie Apple Computer, Inc. 20525 Mariani Avenue CSNet: MacST@Apple.CSNET Cupertino, CA 95014 UUCP: {dual,nsc,voder,ios}!apple!MacST * Smalltalk-80 is a trademark of Xerox Corporation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Bechtel {oliveb,desteng,bnrmtv}!3comvax!brianb