Newsgroups: comp.lang.smalltalk
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From: andrzej@bigsur.UUCP (Andrzej Bieszczad)
Subject: Re: Smalltalk-80 for MS Windows 3.0
Message-ID: <1990Jun12.182826.19476@bigsur.uucp>
Keywords: Smalltalk, MS Windows
Sender: news@bigsur.uucp (Usenet)
Reply-To: andrzej@bigsur.UUCP (Andrzej Bieszczad)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada
References: <21779@estelle.udel.EDU> <1990Jun11.175439.12283@bigsur.uucp>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 90 18:28:26 GMT

In article <21779@estelle.udel.EDU>, new@udel.EDU (Darren New) writes:
> Well, ParcPlace is on the net.  (I've never had trouble getting a
> live person just by holding the line to ParcPlace, btw.)  Just
> send a request to info@parcplace.com.  I usually get an answer
> within hours that is complete and helpful.  I have not dealt with
> Digitalk, but I think ParcPlace's support is outstanding in both
> the marketing and technical areas.   -- Darren

I have to say sorry, since a nice lady returned my call today.

The information I received is not satisfactory at all (in its merits).
The ST-80 package for Windows 3.0 running on a 386 platform will be
available July 21st (it is GREAT!), and the price will be (and there
is where the trouble starts) US$595.00. If one does not use it as
a development platform for a commercial product, he/she is cut off.
The lady did not seem to feel a pity for me, since she expressed the 
opinion that the ST-80 is directed toward a "serious" development.

So, I have to say goodbye to the idea of having a MAC version of ST-80
at work (since I work for the biggest R&D company in Canada and one of
the biggest in the world, there are no problems with expensive platforms),
and a PC-386 (I am a little poorer) version at home.

BTW, the lady was convinced about superiority of the PPS product over
the Digitalk's. BUT, ... I think that a superiority is a function
of many variables.

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