How many Squeak users?

Aaron reic0024 at d.umn.edu
Wed Jun 26 14:34:19 UTC 2002


On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Kevin Fisher wrote:

> On Wed, Jun 26, 2002 at 01:44:14PM +0200, Marcus Denker wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 26, 2002 at 07:05:03AM -0700, David Buck wrote:
> > > Does anyone have any ideas how many Squeak users there are? How many
> > > people have downloaded Squeak? I imagine it's hard to get a good number.
> > >
> > Very hard to tell...
> >
> > First there are two kinds of Squeak users: The developers (who use it as a
> > programming system) and then the kids and teachers (squeakland.org).
>
> Actually I'd say there is another group:  the home/hobbyist users, like
> myself.  I can't say that I fit within either of the first two groups. :)

Indeed.  My girlfriend has just fallen into this group as well.  She's
become fed up with current computers like many of us, and basically wants
a Dynabook.  So she's been tinkering around toward this end. ;) Not as
hardcore as myself and others, but as a hobbyist.

Aaron




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