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From: jack@citcom.UUCP (Jack Waugh)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.smalltalk
Subject: Permanent Memory
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Date: Sun, 22-Nov-87 15:45:37 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov 22 15:45:37 1987
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Organization: Citcom Systems, Inc., Herndon, VA
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My only exposure to Smalltalk has been the Byte special issue and
the "Bits of History, Words Of Advice" book.

I have read about two methods of managing permanent (by which I
mean that which will survive the computer's being turned off)
memory: OOZE (Object Oriented Zoned Environment, described in
Byte), and LOOM (Large Object Oriented Memory).  A third
alternative is obvious: paging.  What methods survive in working
Smalltalk systems today?  I am especially interested in those that
work without special hardware support.  What software method is
fastest?