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- From: cshaver@informix.com (Craig Shaver)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.smalltalk
- Subject: Re: Smalltalk/V for Sun (Sparc)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec24.000427.19827@informix.com>
- Date: 24 Dec 92 00:04:27 GMT
- References: <1992Dec15.225348.22972@ntmtv> <BzDFoJ.CB1@dale.cts.com>
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- Organization: Informix Software, Inc.
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- In article <BzDFoJ.CB1@dale.cts.com> glippert@dale.cts.com (George Lippert) writes:
- >Chuck Irvine (irvine@ntmtv.UUCP) wrote:
- >> I vaguely seem to recall hearing something about Digitalk doing a port
- >> of ST/V for the Sun Sparc. Does anyone know if there's any substance to
- >> this? Any information is much appreciated. Thanks
- >
- >I talked with Digitalk about two days ago (I wanted them to port to the NeXT)
- >and they told me that they where making their first foray into the world of
- >Unix and that, based on user demand, they were going for the IBM RS/6000! No
- >definite plans about further platforms.
- >
- I think there may be some IBM $$$ involved that forced them to do the port.
- Same reason they are throwing away resource on the OS/2 2.0 and Parts ports
- rather than making an appropriate (for the market share IMHO ;') effort on
- the mess dos windoz product.
-
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