[comp.lang.smalltalk] gnu smalltalk info

bergman@proline.cs.unc.edu (Larry Bergman) (09/11/90)

I'm looking for some information 
about gnu smalltalk (specifically,
the version that runs on Silicon
Graphics Irises)

  - does it come with a full
    window/mouse interface or
    is it a command language
    interface?

  - how would I get a copy of it?

Thanks for help in advance,

Larry Bergman

rick@anduin.cs.liverpool.ac.uk (09/12/90)

In article <15947@thorin.cs.unc.edu>, bergman@proline.cs.unc.edu (Larry Bergman) writes:
> I'm looking for some information 
> about gnu smalltalk (specifically,
> the version that runs on Silicon
> Graphics Irises)
> 
>   - does it come with a full
>     window/mouse interface or
>     is it a command language
>     interface?
> 
>   - how would I get a copy of it?
> 
> Thanks for help in advance,
> 
> Larry Bergman

   Gnu Smalltalk doesnt come with the full smalltalk window environment as yet,
but from what I've heard from various people, the next release (v1.2) should
provide a decent approximation. Ive also heard from various people that its not
difficult to port to all sorts of hardware so I cant see any bother with it
running on an Iris. Classes are entered as files in the standard Smalltalk file
out syntax  - See Smalltalk 80 Bits of history, Words of Advice.(The green
book).

You can get a copy from some of the anonymous FTP sites in the US. You'll need
a unix machine to decompress it though. If you cant find it, drop me a line.

I posted this, rather than E-mailed it because I think that Gnu st is an
excellent system - If you havent tried it, try it. I've been using it for about
three months now, and I much prefer it to Digitalk, or Mac Smalltalk.

    Cheers,
       Rick