"Richard A. O'Keefe" wrote:
>         SmallScript is certainly targeted to those applications (among
>         others). Quick start up and dynamic loading are big features (it doesn't
>         store an image, but always reconstitutes one from files).
> 
> Never heard of it before.  Where do I find out more?

try, for example
 http://www.smallscript.org/gsug/SmallScript%20and%20the%20.NET%20Platform_files/frame.htm
[this doesn't work for me in netscape, only in IE]

many of David Simmons's posts in comp.lang.smalltalk contain more information on SmallScript

one essential lacking info is a release date, however (other than "second half of this year", IIRC)