Ned Konz wrote:

> On Friday 07 December 2001 08:56 am, Travis Griggs wrote:
> 
> 
>>In a way, I think that's too bad. I'm trying to remember the last time
>>in 10 years I actually took advantage of xplatform image portability. I
>>can remember two cases. I've done it many more times than that, but
>>usually just for a "isn't that cool" grin. 
>>
> 
> I spent 5 years or so doing embedded systems in Smalltalk where we'd develop 
> a program in VisualWorks on x86/Windows machines and move the image unchanged 
> to the target machines, which were running under vxWorks and could have any 
> processor we wanted.
> 
> It was essential to us to be able to do this.
> 
> In Squeak I do this for developing programs for my WinCE device, which runs 
> really slowly and has a tiny screen.
> 
> You've just got to get out of the desktop/server paradigm...


I'm not necesarily disputing the value of xplatform portability. I think 
its great that VW and Squeak both do it, and recognize that there are 
people who derive more value that I do from it. I'm not quite sure what 
you mean with this last statement; or rather how it applies?

-- 
Travis Griggs
Member: 3rd Boolean State Software Collective
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"It had better be a pretty good meeting to be better than no meeting at 
all"-- Boyd K. Packer