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From: congdon@ci-dandelion.UUCP (Robert M. Congdon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: News From Hannover Messe
Message-ID: <426@ci-dandelion.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 6-Mar-87 18:03:23 EST
Article-I.D.: ci-dande.426
Posted: Fri Mar  6 18:03:23 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 8-Mar-87 08:53:21 EST
References: <921@ark.cs.vu.nl>
Reply-To: congdon@ci-dandelion.UUCP (Robert M. Congdon)
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Organization: Cognition, Inc., Billerica, MA
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Keywords: SmallTalk - Sampler - MultiTasking - Upgrades

In article <921@ark.cs.vu.nl> Patrick@ark.cs.vu.nl (Patrick van Kleef) writes:
>- EXCITING!!! I saw a, wha the author called "a full" implementation
>  of SmallTalk on a MegaST 4. This was the 'hottest thing' around.
>  Just before I saw Kodak showing a SmallTalk system costing
>  megabucks. And the MegaST is gonna retail 4000 DM ($2000)!
>  Harddisk necessary though (and the 4 meg too!). I was impressed.
>  They showed a 'big' system next to the MegaST... no difference
>  but the price-gap.
>

In the latest Smalltalk-80 Newsletter (No. 10, Feb 1987) there is
mention of an "experimental" port of ParcPlace Systems' VM1.0 version
of PS Smalltalk to the Atari 4160 by the University of Dortmund.
Perhaps that's what you saw?  The benchmark figures look quite good,
37% of Xerox Dorado performance.

Note: ParcPlace Systems is a subsidiary of Xerox, formed last year to
develop, market and sell Smalltalk systems.  If you're interested in
receiving the Smalltalk-80 Newsletter, send the request to the
following address:

	Nanette Harter
	ParcPlace Systems
	3333 Coyote Hill Road
	Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA

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