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Two Smalltalk DVDs

The European Smalltalk User Group (ESUG) has assembled a DVD-ROM, ESUG Smalltalk DVD, Release 2004, with smalltalk systems, books and tutorials.

Squeak DVD - Release 3.7. Squeak e.V. has assembled a Squeak DVD-ROM.

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Applications Built Using Smalltalk List Added

Smalltalk.org added a new listing of Applications that are built using Smalltalk. If you have a Smalltalk based application that you wish to get listed send us the information.

Could Kodak Win Against Java Affect Smalltalks?
posted by Peter William Lount

Eastman Kodak Co. will return to U.S. District Court next week to seek $1 billion in damages from Sun Microsystems Inc. now that a federal jury has ruled in its favor in a dispute over the Java computer language.

The jury decided in Rochester on Friday that Sun infringed on technology belonging to Kodak when it developed and introduced Java more than a decade ago. The computer language is now used heavily by software developers, on the Internet and in computer schools.

JFengel asks a highly relevant question: "They seem actually to patent object-oriented programming, but they reference the Smalltalk documentation so presumably they're patenting some enhancement. I've been unable to determine what that enhancement is over Smalltalk, so I can't say if Java infringes on it or not."

Update: Sun Settles with Kodak for USD$92 Million!

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JP Morgan's Das Kapital Earns Profits
posted by Peter William Lount

"JPMorgan has used an object-oriented development suite to build a new financial risk management and pricing system much faster than it could with other programming languages."

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New VisualWorks 7.3 and ObjectStudio Smalltalk 7.0 Releases
posted by Peter William Lount

A new version of VisualWorks Smalltalk and ObjectStudio Smalltalk are coming around November or December from Cincom.

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Talks2 Smalltalk for Java!
written by Peter William Lount
September 5th, 2004

The recent explosion in Smalltalk versions continues with yet another new version of Smalltalk for Java! Along with Smallworld for Java by Tim Budd and Vmx Smalltalk that makes three versions of Smalltalk for Java, not counting the Smalltalk to Java converters!

Now Smalltalk can go where ever Java is!

Check it out: Talks2 Smalltalk. There is a live web browser based demo that you can simple click on to get started! Very cool.

The Software Industry is Dead? No Way!
posted and written by Peter William Lount

Interview with Tom Nies, President of Cincom Systems, Inc. and Futurementary (a commentary creating the future) by Peter William Lount

"Recently, one prominent figure in the software industry said that the �industry is dead.� Was he correct? Will only the strong survive?"

"We interviewed Tom Nies, President of Cincom, to get his views on this statement and his thoughts on the future of the software industry. As the longest-serving CEO in the industry (35 years), Tom sees a much different software industry that�s ready to reach its full potential." - Software Business Journal

"We are not just relying on human ingenuity and inventiveness any longer. We�ve got powerful levers. Instead of pulleys and winches to lever up muscles, we have computers to lever our minds. But, all of this technology, everything, revolves around software. The software industry will be a very critical industry until the day we decide we�d prefer to work harder and longer with our backs, rather than further lever our minds. Surely, no one will decide to do that." - Tom Nies.

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Vmx QuickNet Smalltalk for Java!
written by Peter William Lount
August 18th, 2004
Version 1, 2:00pmPDT

A new version of Smalltalk is in the works. It runs inside Java. Along with Smallworld for Java by Tim Budd that makes two versions of Smalltalk for Java, not counting the Smalltalk to Java converters.

Check it out: Vmx QuickNet Smalltalk. There is a screen snapshot.

It's also interesting to note that this is the second version of Smalltalk to come out of Ottawa, Canada! I guess they have nothing better to do in the winter but write Smalltalk code. ;--)

Smalltalk.org's New Site Launched!
written by Peter William Lount
August 17th, 2004
Version 1, 8:08pm PDT

Smalltalk.org is pleased to announce our new look and feel. It's been in the works for a while. We hope that you'll enjoy it and contribute to it.

All the best,

Peter William Lount, Senior Editor Smalltalk.org

Smallworld for Java, yet another Smalltalk implementation
written by Peter William Lount
July 20th, 2004

The last few years has seen an explosion in the numbers and quality of Smalltalk systems being developed. The lastest one to come to my attention is a port or rewrite of Little Smalltalk to Java by Timothy Budd. Download a copy of Smallworld for Java and let me know how it works for you.

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IBM Honors Think Pad Warranty
written by Peter William Lount
July 21, 2004

Just slighly over three years ago (in 2001) I purchased an awesome top of the line (for the time, now it's run of the mill but still capable) ThinkPad A22p laptop from IBM. I paid through the teeth for it and it's been very good to me ever since. However, just nineteen days after the warranty expired the hard drive died an ugly death with very loud screeches that would make your blood curdle.

After one phone call to their support help desk I was referred to the "IBM Call Department" (that's call as in making a decision) after I requested that IBM honor the warranty. Two phone calls and a fax of my original purchase invoice with a politely written letter requesting a new hard drive and a recovery CD (with the OS and IBM ThinkPad goodeis) and they agreed!

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Little Brother Proliferation
written by Peter William Lount
July 21, 2004

This item about "privacy zones" is important to anyone who cares about their privacy, life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.

England is an example of a society that has had a massive build up of cameras by private security and police forces alike. It's happening every in North America.

Little Brothers proliferate as advances in technology bring spying, information gathering and processing, and warfare technologies within reach of the masses. Groups of Little Brothers directing their energies and focus on specific goals such as corporate advantage or political motives shift the balance of power. May we survive these distrubances and use technology to forward us.

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Alan Kay receives Kyoto Prize
written by Peter William Lount

SFGate reports that "Computer scientist Alan Kay, a Silicon Valley pioneer, has won this year's Kyoto Prize for his work in the 1960s and 1970s that paved the way for the development of personal computing technology."

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