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From: Michael_I_Summers@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Smalltalk / V
Message-ID: <43302@cup.portal.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 91 05:10:24 PDT
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To answer some of your questions:

1. Smalltalk/V is pretty much Smalltalk-80 from a syntax point of view. There
is a large difference in the classes implemented, and the window models are
not the same.

2. Smalltalk/V is going to have a new version this summer that will support
standalone app's (no royalties, etc...). The language is interpreted, and 
slower than tightly coded assembler, but I've no complaints.

3. Smalltalk-80 from ParcPlace for the Mac is now $3,500 (US) with the advent
of release 4 (a major blunder IMHO).

Once Digitalk unifies V Mac, V WIndows, and V PM to use the same window model
and classes it will be an excellent, portable, development system. I love PP
Smalltalk-80, but ouch that price! :(

Mike