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From: mdrutenberg@watmath.UUCP (Mike Rutenberg)
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Subject: Re: Smalltalk Applications
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Date: Fri, 27-Jul-84 16:58:18 EDT
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Date: Wed, 25 Jul 84 10:08 EDT
From: Marshall.wbst@Xerox.Arpa
Subject: Re: Smalltalk Applications
To: Smalltalk80Interest^.pa@Xerox.Arpa

I wrote an extensive optical analysis package in
Smalltalk-76 which was used in a successful product
program.  The ability in smalltalk of substituting objects
obeying a numerical protocol for actual numbers
was essential for the capability and efficiency of
the program.  If I had access to a version of smalltalk
with fast floating-point and array operations it would
be my language of choice for all numerical work.

--Sidney