khaw@parcplace.com (Mike Khaw) (10/10/90)
Announcing ... Objectworks\Smalltalk, Release 4. -- Catherine Jaeger Tucker, Product Manager ParcPlace Systems is proud to announce Objectworks\Smalltalk, Release 4, the next release of Objectworks for Smalltalk-80. The major new features of the release are: % Integration with the platform windowing system -- support for X11 Macintosh OS, and Microsoft Windows 3.0 windowing systems. % SPIM (Smalltalk Portable Imaging Model) -- a unique facility that leverages the graphic capabilities of your platform. For example, filled and unfilled polygons, circular and elliptical arcs, and wedges are now easy to draw and host fonts are supported. % True color -- By defining color as RGB (red, green, blue) triplets, you can write true color applications that take full advantage of the most advanced color displays regardless of the target platform. Color, greyscale, and monochrome displays are all supported. % Incremental garbage collection -- has been added to the existing suite of garbage collection facilities. Programmatic control of the memory management policies has also been added. Garbage collection now takes place without preempting a running application. % International language support -- With a 16-bit character set optimized to 8 bits for more efficient handling of most European languages. The Release 4 documentation has been greatly enhanced. Included in the documentation is a code conversion guide, identifying what has changed and what is new in this release compared to version 2.5 and what is the estimated conversion impact. A set of backward-compatibility aids have been provided to assist in keeping your application operating while the necessary code conversion is being performed. Release 4 will ship in November, 1990 on the Macintosh, Sun-3, SPARCstation, and DECstation. Versions for 80386-based and compatible PCs under Windows 3.0, IBM RISC System/6000, HP 9000 Series 300 and 400, and Apollo 2500, 3500 and 4500 workstations will ship in the first calendar quarter of 1991. You can order Release 4 immediately. Call your sales representative at 800-822-7880 or send email to info@parcplace.com (...!uunet!parcplace!info). ------------------------------ Objectkit\Smalltalk Advanced Programming -- Catherine Jaeger Tucker, Product Manager ParcPlace Systems is pleased to announce Objectkit\Smalltalk Advanced Programming -- a new set of portable objects that gives you the additional classes you need to enhance your development and increase your productivity. The Analysis Tools assist with performance analysis and testing, to aid you in fine-tuning your application. The communication facility provides a terminal emulator for your application to work within a heterogeneous environment. Additional Numeric Classes include complex numbers and metanumbers. We have also included specialized programming tools and browsers, including a Manual Writer, which provides a well-formatted list of class definitions -- an instant reference manual. Analysis Tools Benchmarks Checker+ Profiler Communications Terminal Emulator Numeric Classes Enhanced Number Classes Programming Tools Manual Writer Parser-Generator Additional Browsers Project Browser Protocol Browser Object Storage Binary Object Storage System (BOSS) Objectkit\Smalltalk Advanced Programming is available separately. It includes all source code to extend and reuse. Objectkit\Smalltalk will ship in the first quarter of 1991.