[comp.lang.smalltalk] Where do I start?

usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) (11/22/89)

Could someone suggest a good book or two as a starting point for
learning Smalltalk?

Also, are there any decent free versions of Smalltalk available which
are suitable for a beginner to use to learn the language? I'd be
interested in anything that runs either under MeSsyDOS or SCO XENIX 386.
If you know of such a beastie, please let me know and how to get it.

Advance Thanx,

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madany@m.cs.uiuc.edu (11/23/89)

I recommend Smalltalk/V from Digitalk;
it has a good manual and is well-implemented.

The standard PC version costs less than $90 from mail order houses,
though the 286 version is more expensive.

-peter madany

vy10+@andrew.cmu.edu (Vannevar Y. Yu) (11/24/89)

I am currently trying (!) to "learn" Smalltalk via the Smalltalk/V package
for the IBM-PC offered by Digitalk, Inc., and I was wondering if there are
any other books or add-ins that could supplement this system and ease me
over the "learning curve"?  I suppose that sample program and applications
would also be helpful.

Thanks in advance,


Vannevar Yu
Carnegie Mellon University
School of Urban and Public Affairs
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

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