>>>>> "Martin" == Martin McClure <martin at hand2mouse.com> writes:

Martin> I also have a copy that my wife found in a used book store in
Martin> 1997 for $3.00 (she bought it immediately -- she knows me very
Martin> well) -- that one says "Reprinted with corrections, July
Martin> 1985".

I also have the blue 85 version on my shelf here, bought used at Powell's
in 92 (along with the orange book).

I might be misremembering, but I think I was looking at a *draft* of
the blue book in late 82/early 83 while playing with the Magnolia at
Tektronix.  I know I was walking through some well-written text to
learn about this wonderous new toy in front of me.  And I'm sure I had
a copy of the blue book while at ServioLogic in late 83/early 84.  I
was a motivating force to get ServioLogic (later GemStone) to switch
from a "smalltalk-like" language to "real" Smalltalk.

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