On 27.03.2006, at 22:29, blake at kingdomrpg.com wrote:

> Hey, gang,
>
>    I'm trying to find that e-mail that's been posted a couple of times
> where Alan discusses the origin of OO and cells. I think I've been
> using the version here:
>
> userpage.fu-berlin.de/~ram/pub/pub_jf47htdHt/doc_kay_oop_en
>
> But this seems to be down. I need to contrast the original ideas  
> with the
> Inheritance/Encapsulation/Polymorphism that became OO as it is  
> currently
> practiced.
>

I can offer this:

   http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~denker/AlanKayOOP.html

The OOPSLA Keynote has a lot about the original biological motiations  
behind
OOP.

        Marcus