Hi.

>Using the distribution binary (not one I built myself), Squeak, when idle,
>uses 100% of one of my dual Pentium Pro 200mhz processors. This is reported
>by the task manager. This seems continuous and I would think the MM would
>have scavenged  everything after some short time had passed.

Yes, this is because the virtual machine is configured not to give idle 
time away. But right-clicking on the top blue bar gives you a menu with 
preferences and there you can change it.

Andres.