[comp.lang.smalltalk] Smalltalk Performance on Accelerated SE's?

jmaloney@june.cs.washington.edu (John Maloney) (03/02/88)

I have ParcPlace DE Smalltalk for my Mac SE. It
is quite usable and includes support for the Mac
file system and serial ports. However, it is not
as fast as the Tek 4406 Smalltalk, as the benchmarks
show. I have heard that an accelerator board can
improve this performance to > Mac II performance.

Has anyone tried ParcPlace Smalltalk on an accelerated
SE? Does anyone have any comparisons to make between
the various accelerator boards on the market? Are
there any comments about reliability, compatibility
with Smalltalk and other Mac programs, ease of
installation, or the value of the floating point
accelerator for normal Smalltalk applications?

Thank you. I will post any replies to this forum.

	-- John Maloney