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From: tim@sol0.cs.monash.edu.au (NAME)
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Subject: Smalltalk / V
Summary: Smalltalk/V vs Smalltalk-80? What's it like?
Keywords: Smalltalk,
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Date: 13 Jun 91 22:55:19 GMT
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Is Smalltalk/V the same language used in Smalltalk-80?

What is Smalltalk/V like for programming? I read an old article
in Byte which said Apple's version of Smalltalk was abandoned
as it was too slow. Does DigiTalk's SmallTalk/V suffer from
slowness or any other inefficiences? Can Smalltalk/V create
standalones or is it just in an interpreting environment?

I have read there is a version of Smalltalk-80 for the Mac which
costs around $900 (Australian Dollars). Is it that much better
than Smalltalk/V?

Thanks.