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From: hastings@pine.Berkeley.EDU (Mark Hastings)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Smalltalk for the Mac
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Date: 10 Apr 89 17:39:02 GMT
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In article <1363@murtoa.cs.mu.oz.au> caw@munmurra.cs.mu.oz (Chris Wright) writes:
>
>I tried mailing this reply to hod@unigs.CH but the mailer spat it out...
>I have a copy of the Apple Smalltalk (V0.4), and the digitalk Smalltalk/V, 
>and the digitalk version wins hands down (IMHO). It is fast, 
>compatible with the (gag) IBM version, and runs on a 4MB SE
>under multifinder using approx 1500K. The syntax is not pure Smalltalk80,
>but the manual is excellent, and price sure beats the pants of the ParcPlace
>version (a full ST80).

Since I haven't seen any mention of this, I would remind academic users
that ParcPlace's educational discount for the full Smalltalk-80 is $150
(could be $200 -- I don't have the reference at hand).  This makes it
as cheap, if not cheaper than Digitalk/V.  I have no idea whether it is
really usable in 2mb on a SE/Plus, though.

>chris wright

--Mark