Bob Arning  <arning at charm.net> is claimed by the authorities to have written:

> On Sat, 16 Nov 2002 18:43:31 -0500 Lloyd Zusman <ljz at asfast.com> wrote:
> >Of course, this now begs the following question:  what, then, is the
> >purpose of the "readImageFromFile: HeapSize: StartingAt:" method of
> >Interpreter?
> >
> >Or is this just some sort of relic from Smalltalk's prehistoric past in
> >paleolithic California?
> 
> Lloyd,
> 
> It's no relic. The code you are looking at _is_ part of the Squeak interpreter/VM. This code is translated to C to produce the VM you are using now.
...and to learn more, go to the swiki
(http://minnow.cc.gatech.edu/squeak.1) and search for VMMaker. Also go
to Amazon and buy a copy of the nuBlu book -
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130280917/qid=1037494669/sr=2-2/ref=sr_2_2/002-7947942-9144066

Or be a cheapskate and read the online version at
http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/squeakbook/35

tim

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Tim Rowledge, tim at sumeru.stanford.edu, http://sumeru.stanford.edu/tim
After a number of decimal places, nobody gives a damn.