Hi!
Out of curiosity, I wrote a simple Self parser and simulator which I've also ported to Squeak. The Squeak port is really crude right now, but perhaps somebody is already interested in the code. If you like, check out my web page at
http://freeweb.digiweb.com/computers/sma/
MySelf isn't really useful right now, but it was (and still is) fun to play with :-) Now, there's a dream which might come true. I wonder whether it might possible to integrate mySelf into the Squeak VM, eventually creating a more complete (and/or hybrid) Self system based on Squeak. As I did the simulator in pure Smalltalk now, I've already some ideas for this. It shouldn't be that difficult. Anybody interested in this project? I'm not talking about implementing the sophisticated Self compiler (aka HotSpot) right now, but an interpreter which can (probably slowly) evaluate non-trivial examples - perhaps even morphic. Large parts of the Squeak VM can be reused for this, I think. We'd need of course a number of additional primitives, but otherwise, Self is even more simple that Squeak on byte code level.
Happy New Year! bye -- Stefan Matthias Aust // Are you ready to discover the twilight zone?