Helge Horch wrote:
> 
> At 04:06 15.03.2002 +0100, Stephan Rudlof wrote:
> >StarSqueakLife from Bob's SuperSwiki runs without using the
> >StarSqueakPlugin...
> 
> and at 08:58 15.03.2002 +0100, Hannes Hirzel confirmed:
> >And I found out the StarSqueakPlugin is not loaded on Windows either.
> >(The simulation runs fine, but more as Smalltalk code)
> 
> Yep.  StarSqueakLife doesn't use the accelerated primitives (for scent
> evaporation and diffusion) that the plugin provides.

> Try the "Ant Colony"
> from the Morphic objects browser for an example that exercises the plugin.

Very nice!

> 
> I had experimented with a "birth scent" and a "death scent" that cells
> emitted in their life cycle (sic), but didn't find it pretty
> enough.  Shouldn't be too hard to add back to the code though.
> 
> Hannes Hirzel continued:
> >So I guess it must be an external plugin.
> >My question: Is there a StarSqueakPlugin available for Windows?
> 
> If you're using a recent win32 VM, it is indeed internal.  Try an "Ant
> Colony" or


> "StarSqueakSlimeMold new openInWorld" to load it.

Very nice, too!

Greetings,

Stephan

> 
> Cheers,
> Helge

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