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Smalltalk/V is a Smalltalk development system from Digitalk.

History

It was originally introduced in 1984/85 as Methods, a Smalltalk-80 compatible system for PC-DOS that supported text windows but not mice or graphics. In 1986 a version that supported graphics was introduced in the form of Smalltalk/V, and that was later updated with "Smalltalk/V 286" that supported the larger memory addressing capabilities of the 286 and then in 1989 with Smalltalk/V PM.

Versions

Methods 1.1 (1985)
Release 1.2 (1986)
Release 2.0 (1988)

Add on systems

AM/ST - Configuration management system for Smalltalk/V - Commercial
Silence - Versioning and source code control system for Smalltalk/V - Commercial
Synopsis - Automatic document creator
VOSS - Database/transaction/object persistence system - Commercial/open source
WindowBuilder Pro - Simplifies the creation of user interfaces.

Publications

Wilf Lalonde; John Pugh: Smalltalk/V: Practice and Experience - Prentice Hall 1994, ISBN 0-13-814039-1
Charles-A. Rovira: Compressing changes in /V Windows - Published in the Smalltalk Report on page twelve in Vol 1, Issue 1, September 1991.

Licence and availability

Discontinued commercial software

1991 price list

US$150 Smalltalk/V
US$385 Smalltalk/V 286

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-A [[Smalltalk]] development system originally introduced in late 1984 or early 1985 as '''Methods''', a Smalltalk-80 compatible system for [[PC-DOS]] that supported text windows but not mice or graphics. In 1986 a version that supported graphics was introduced in the form of '''Smalltalk/V''', and that was later updated with "Smalltalk/V 286" that supported the larger memory addressing capabilities of the 286 and then in 1989 with [[Smalltalk/V PM]].
+'''Smalltalk/V''' is a [[Smalltalk]] development system from [[Digitalk]].
+==History==
+It was originally introduced in 1984/85 as '''Methods''', a Smalltalk-80 compatible system for [[PC-DOS]] that supported text windows but not mice or graphics. In 1986 a version that supported graphics was introduced in the form of '''Smalltalk/V''', and that was later updated with "Smalltalk/V 286" that supported the larger memory addressing capabilities of the 286 and then in 1989 with [[Smalltalk/V PM]].
+==Versions==
+*Methods 1.1 (1985)
+*Release 1.2 (1986)
+*Release 2.0 (1988)
 ===Add on systems===
-* [[AM/ST]] - [[Configuration management]] system for Smalltalk/V - Commercial - Discontinued
+*[[AM/ST]] - [[Configuration management]] system for Smalltalk/V - Commercial
-*Silence - Versioning and source code control system for Smalltalk/V - Commercial - Discontinued
+*Silence - Versioning and source code control system for Smalltalk/V - Commercial
 *Synopsis - Automatic document creator
-* [[VOSS]] - Database/transaction/object persistence system - Commercial/open source - Discontinued
+*[[VOSS]] - Database/transaction/object persistence system - Commercial/open source
-* [[WindowBuilder Pro]] - Simplifies the creation of user interfaces.
+*[[WindowBuilder Pro]] - Simplifies the creation of user interfaces.
 ==Publications==
-* Wilf Lalonde and John Pugh: Smalltalk V: Practice and Experience - Prentice Hall 1994, ISBN 0-13-814039-1
+* Wilf Lalonde; John Pugh: ''Smalltalk/V: Practice and Experience'' - Prentice Hall 1994, ISBN 0-13-814039-1
 * Charles-A. Rovira: ''Compressing changes in /V Windows'' - Published in the [[Smalltalk Report]] on page twelve in [http://sdmeta.gforge.inria.fr/TheSmalltalkReport/91_95/SMAL0101.PDF Vol 1, Issue 1, September 1991].
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 * US$150 Smalltalk/V
 * US$385 Smalltalk/V 286
-* US$395 Smalltalk/V Mac
-* US$475 Smalltalk/V PM, Smalltalk/V Win
-[[Category:Smalltalk]][[Category:DOS Tools]]
+[[Category:Smalltalk development environment]]