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From: jnedzel@netcom.com (Gared Nedzel)
Subject: Re: HP Distributed Smalltalk?
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Date: Thu, 3 Nov 1994 20:06:55 GMT
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In article <bobblumCypD1F.6p6@netcom.com> bobblum@netcom.com (Bob Blum) writes:
>: Has anyone used HP Distributed Smalltalk?  If so, what do thing about it?
>: Is it robust? What are its drawbacks?
>
>The smalltalk is Parc Place's Visual Works.  HP Distributed Smalltalk is
>a "wrapper" around VW to allow distributing the objects in a network.

I know that -- I have the marketing drivel and will be getting an eval copy
before long.  My question is, has anyone used it?  Does it work?  What are
the advantages/disadvantages?  Are there any gotchas?  


