Nahuel Greco wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 5 Nov 2001 10:42:26 -0600
> Ed Heil <uncorrected at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > Yep.  I do *like* the idea of instance programming -- or more
> > specifically of prototype-based programming.  I've read about Self and
> > it seems really great (that is, it fits in well with my personal
> > prejudices about apt ways to represent reality ;).  It's a pity it's
> > not really being developed anymore and there are no working
> > free-software implementations...
> >
> 
> There is a free implementation for the Java VM called JSelf:
> 
>         http://www.consultar.com/JSelf/
> 
> And there was another project called Openself, but i dont have the URL.

There are versions of Self which will run on Sparc and Power Mac boxes
(the only real problem with getting it to run on Intel is that no one
has the time/energy/is masochistic enough to re-write it in Intel
Assembler). As I understand it, Sun open sourced the code.

A Google for Self should throw up all the relevant links.

Cheers

John

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