>First of all, let me apologize if what I am about to propose is not a novel
>idea. I've certainly never heard anyone propose anything like it.
>
>Second, I must confess that this idea came to me while I was under the
>influence. The substance in question was Jef Raskin's excellent new book,
>"The Humane Interface". I strongly recommend that anyone on the list that
>has not bought and read this book do so ASAP.

David, could you say something about why Raskin's book made you think 
of removing blocks from Smalltalk?  Does Raskin address blocks or 
something similar?

Thank you!
   Mark

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