Squeak on Linux Console, Linux being rewritten in Squeak (Re: Beware of April 1!)

Iannis Zannos iani at sim.spk-berlin.de
Thu Mar 18 07:27:58 UTC 1999


>Darn. :) Now the leagues of writers who were preparing notes along the
>lines of "Linux being rewritten in Squeak" have to start over and/or seek
>other targets.

Hmm... "Linux being rewritten in Squeak" - 
Not an Aprils fool is it? 

Who are these leagues of writers? Does a site exist? .

More seriously, repeating the question of Ian Trudel:
>From: "Ian Trudel" <ian at monk.cgocable.ca>
>To: "Squeak Mailing List" <squeak at cs.uiuc.edu>
>Subject: Is there any Linux console Squeak?
>Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 6:46 PM:

>My linux server is quite inexpensive and has simple purposes such LAN
>management, some servers such FTP, Web and Mail but it is a mere 486 DX4
>100 with 8 megs RAM/500 megs HDD (which is fine for *most* tasks I need). 
....

Squeak instead of XWindows on Linux IS very interesting. 
Anybody doing this? 

Iannis Zannos
SIM
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>From: Helge Horch <Helge.Horch at munich.netsurf.de>
>To: squeak at cs.uiuc.edu
>Subject: Re: Beware of April 1!
>Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 2:58 AM
>

>Useless information follows, while I try to work on actually-useful stuff.
>
>At 12:13 15.03.99 -0800, John wrote:
>>Squeak has a very international following, and not everyone is aware
>
>Darn. :) Now the leagues of writers who were preparing notes along the
>lines of "Linux being rewritten in Squeak" have to start over and/or seek
>other targets.
>
>>of a quaint custom we have in the United States (and England?)
>
>AFAIK, Europe in toto. I've been wrong before though.
>
>>known as "April Fools' Day".
>
>Surfing tips:
><http://fool9.aprilfools.com/afhow.htm>
><http://www.2meta.com/april-fools/history/>
><http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Larry_Freeman/holydays.htm#April
>Fool>
>
>Or even the Encyclopedia Britannica:
><http://www.eb.com/bol/search?type=topic&query=history+of+april+fools+day&
>DBase=Articles&I3.x=43&I3.y=8>
>
>A snip from the first URL:
>
>>Some say that April Fools Day began in many parts of the world at the same
>time,
>>in celebration of the spring equinox. Pranks were a big part of even the most
>>boring equinox parties, everywhere from Sweden to India.
>[...]
>>Widespread observance in England began in the 18th century. [...]
>>In Scotland, April Fools Day is 48 hours long. The second day is called
>Taily Day
>>and is dedicated to pranks involving the buttocks. Taily Day's gift to
>posterior
>>posterity is the still-hilarious "Kick Me" sign.
>
>Ahem.
>
>SCNR,
>Helge
>
>ObSqueak: Anyone out there got the Morphic protoFabrik thingies to work? I
>seem to be having trouble reproducing "Play-With-Me-6" here- my Components
>being rather bodiless (and no Pins either)
>I *know* it's pre-alpha, but PWM-6 does work, doesn't it? Any hints/clues?
>
>





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