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From: pkr@media01.UUCP (Peter Kriens)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.smalltalk
Subject: Re: Digitalk's Smalltalk/V Mac plans?
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Date: 20 Feb 91 10:09:14 GMT
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Reply-To: pkr@media01.UUCP (Peter Kriens)
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Charles C. Allen writes:

> Although I think ST/V Mac is a fine tool for learning Smalltalk, I do
> not feel it is adequate for developing "Mac" programs.  The big
> obstacles are lack of a run-time or compiled-in environment,
> inadequate use of and access to the standard Mac interface, etc.  I've
> written e-mail and "paper" mail to Digitalk asking about their plans
> for upgrading /V Mac and have never received a reply.  Has anyone out
> there obtained any info?

I am heavily using Smalltalk V on the Mac and I have used V286 and 
V86 before. Though there are definitely some elements that can be
improved in this version, I still think it is a rather nice product,
and my applications look quite Macish.{Especially now with the
widgets extension (I got a beta release for the mac) it is very easy
to make real mac alike applications in a fraction of the time. I worked
a lot with C on the mac, and I must say that Smalltalk is a relief.

And because the complete toolbox is accesible from Smalltalk, I wonder
what your problems are. Could you elaborate a little bit more on your
problems. I am quite curious.

Peter kriens
pkr@media01.uucp