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- From: rivero@cc.unizar.es (Alejandro)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.smalltalk
- Subject: Re: Smalltalk/V for Sun (Sparc)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.132400.26643@ulrik.uio.no>
- Date: 29 Dec 92 13:24:00 GMT
- References: <1992Dec15.225348.22972@ntmtv> <1992Dec17.183312.17246@ntmtv> <1992Dec18.143633.19585@digi.lonestar.org> <1992Dec24.000427.19827@informix.com>
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- In article <1992Dec24.000427.19827@informix.com> Craig Shaver,
- cshaver@informix.com writes:
- >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.
- >
-
- Note that it is a port based on a USER demand, no on a votation between users.
- Guess who the user is?
- :-)
-
- (By the way, they could do the port to the 6000 NextStep...)
-