I don't think there is a port for GEOS, but if anything comes of this plan,
then there will certainly be a need for a learning environment like Squeak
on that platform.

There is a flurry of discussions on this issue on the ZD site; it really
seems to have hit a nerve. Given the fact that the Squeak list itself is
quite busy, I would hope that people direct their opinions on Wal-mart's
business practices to that list (unless of course you are actively pursuing
the Squeak port :-)

Steve

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Russ Van Rooy [mailto:russvr at blarg.net]
> Sent: August 23, 1999 9:40 PM
> To: swart at bigserver.com; Squeak List
> Subject: Re: GEOS Lives
>
>
> Intersting news but ultimately a flawed business idea for
> Walmart. This is a
> step backward into nostalgia land. What the world needs is a PDA-ish
> computer that can be bought for less than $300; that HAS way more
> computing
> power than an AMD 486 clone at 100 Mhz.  I want my sub $ 300 PDA to run on
> either a Pentium III or the latest PowerPC chip at a velocity of
> around 500
> Mhz. How is Walmart gonna get Communicator to run  on their variation on a
> C64+ ? BTW is there a GEOS port for Squeak ?
> -Russ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Wart <swart at home.com>
> To: Squeak List <squeak at cs.uiuc.edu>
> Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 9:15 PM
> Subject: GEOS Lives
>
>
> >
> > Here is an interesting story that did not get its deserved
> notice on this
> > list. (WalMart has announced that it will be shipping GEOS-based 100 MHz
> AMD
> > 486 PCs in 3 test markets).
> >
> > http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2315355,00.html
> >
> > Not that I know beans about GEOS, but it makes for another point of
> > confusion in the MS-Linux controversy :-)
> >
> > In all the talk about porting Squeak to PDAs, a 100Mhz 486 sounds almost
> > easy. OTOH, I think it likely that Wal-mart will ultimately
> offer a faster
> > machine, or perhaps back away from GEOS in favor of WinCE or something
> > equally ludicruous.
> >
> > Compared to what you can get for $300, it sounds like they are trying to
> > buck the trend to low margins in the PC industry.
> >
> > Steve
> >
>