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From: cjeffery@CS.ARIZONA.EDU ("Clinton Jeffery")
Newsgroups: comp.lang.icon
Subject: Object Oriented Icon
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Date: 17 Nov 89 21:45:29 GMT
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A copy of Idol, an Icon-derived object language, is available by anonymous
ftp from cs.arizona.edu (or arizona.edu).

The distribution is in the icon subdirectory, and you can take your pick
of file formats: idol.arc, idol.zoo, idol.cpi, idol.tar, and idol.shr
(ARC, ZOO, CPIO, TAR, or SHAR format, respectively).

Idol is a preprocessor which provides Icon with classes and multiple
inheritance in the form of an augmented record data type. The current
version has not been tested on non-UNIX systems; feel free to add support
for your favorite system and email it to me.  Bug reports (and fixes!)
concerning Idol should be sent to cjeffery@cs.arizona.edu rather than the
Icon project.  I would appreciate feedback from anyone who uses Idol in
a substantial Icon application.

Clint Jeffery