[squeak-dev] History Questions from Dan Ingalls

JOHN SARKELA wiljo at mac.com
Mon Jan 6 13:44:03 UTC 2020


Digitalk VSE stored the image in a program file section. This made app deployment a process of save the image and ship the exe. It was the standard method for distributing applications. The development tools were in a shared object library that did not ship with the application.

John Sarkela

> On Jan 5, 2020, at 9:45 PM, Bert Freudenberg <bert at freudenbergs.de> wrote:
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> (please keep Dan in cc when replying)
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> Hi Folks -
> 
> I’m writing an article about Smalltalk over the years, and I have a couple of questions that you-all might be able to answer…
> 
> Who wrote the first Squeak web server?
> I know there was a period when many of the Squeak downloads were simply to use the web server.
> 
> Who wrote the first wiki tin Squeak?
> This, too, was a popular reason for downloads.
> 
> Are there examples, old or current, of bundling the VM with the image to make a complete “Squeak app”?  I think I actually worked on one of these but I can’t remember?
> 
> Ted told me that someone on the Squeak list wrote about ST-80 (Squeak?) being its 
> own support center at 2 am.  Praise for having everything accessible!  He searched his notes for this great email. but did not find it.  Anyone remember this email and can send it along?
> 
> Thanks and happy New Year
> 
>   - Dan
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