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From: bwk@mbunix.mitre.org (Barry W. Kort)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.smalltalk
Subject: Re: Smalltalk/Vmac
Summary: A Qualified Yes.
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Date: 25 Oct 89 15:41:54 GMT
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In article <OGDEN.89Oct24093457@helios.nmsu.edu> ogden@nmsu.edu
(Bill Ogden) writes:

 > I would think that the portablility between Smalltalk/Vmac and
 > DigiTalk's PC version would be very good.  Is this true or wishful
 > thinking?

True for the most part.  Incompatibilities include ColorForms and
BiColorForms on the PC version, which use the EGA adaptor, and
differences in the windows/menus which are available on the Mac.
(Mac supports MenuBar menus in addition to PopUp menus.)

I have been able to convert between ST-80, V/286, and V/Mac in at
most two days of hacking.

--Barry Kort