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From: Andy@cumulus.co.uk (Andy Moorley)
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Subject: Re: Enumerating all the Smalltalks
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In article <1994Sep14.093547.8792@denver.alc.com>
           stafford@denver.alc.com "Randy Stafford" writes:

> I'm not sure they did an implementation on the DB side (like Servio),
> because they are not an "active" database.  So they might have just
> hacked some primitives for translation or something.  Can anyone comment?
> 

There interface is some new primatives (actually a new VM based on the
standard Parcplace VM) and some ST file-ins.  The database server is
exactly the same as there C++/C one i.e. not active. 

So - no it doesn't really count as a new version of ST.

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Andy Moorley      Cumulus Systems Ltd, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, UK   
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   " C++ supports the concept of *friends* - cooperating classes which are
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