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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
VSE is a [[SmallTalk]] development environment based on earlier | VSE is a [[SmallTalk]] development environment based on earlier ''Digitalk Smalltalk'' that supports cross platform development and integrates '''PARTS Workbench''' that used to be a separate commercial, OS/2 only product but was later ported to MS Windows. Visual Smalltalk Enterprise run on Windows and earlier versions supported OS/2. It can build portable OS/2-Windows applications. | ||
* For OS/2 it can incorporate the SOM/DSOM capability for distributed objects. | * For OS/2 it can incorporate the SOM/DSOM capability for distributed objects. | ||
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[[Image:Partsworkbench.png|thumb|right|PARTS Workbench 2.0]] | [[Image:Partsworkbench.png|thumb|right|PARTS Workbench 2.0]] | ||
;Visual Smalltalk Enterprise 3.1.2a | |||
Prerequisites | |||
OS/2 | :OS/2 | ||
* Hardware: Intel 486, Pentium | * Hardware: Intel 486, Pentium | ||
* Operating System: OS/2 3.0 Warp, OS/2 4.0 Warp | * Operating System: OS/2 3.0 Warp, OS/2 4.0 Warp | ||
OS/2 Warp Connect | :OS/2 Warp Connect | ||
* Hardware: Intel 486, Pentium | * Hardware: Intel 486, Pentium | ||
* Operating System: OS/2 3.0 Warp, OS/2 4.0 Warp | * Operating System: OS/2 3.0 Warp, OS/2 4.0 Warp | ||
* Visual Smalltalk requires 12 MB minimum memory and 35 MB free disk space. | * Visual Smalltalk requires 12 MB minimum memory and 35 MB free disk space. | ||
* Visual Smalltalk Enterprise requires 16 MB minimum memory and 72 MB free disk space. | * Visual Smalltalk Enterprise requires 16 MB minimum memory and 72 MB free disk space. | ||
;PARTS Workbench Version 2 | |||
* Introduced in 1992 | *Introduced in 1992 | ||
*Requires OS/2 2.0 or higher | *Requires OS/2 2.0 or higher | ||
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* Seagull (Current IP owner) | * Seagull (Current IP owner) | ||
* [http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com CinCom homepage] (Current developer) | * [http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com CinCom homepage] (Current developer) | ||
==Related Articles== | ==Related Articles== | ||
* [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JzwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA69 A review of PARTS Workbench for OS/2] - | * [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JzwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA69 A review of PARTS Workbench for OS/2] - InfoWorld 1993 - Part of a "Component software" review. | ||
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Revision as of 18:16, 29 January 2017
Description
VSE is a SmallTalk development environment based on earlier Digitalk Smalltalk that supports cross platform development and integrates PARTS Workbench that used to be a separate commercial, OS/2 only product but was later ported to MS Windows. Visual Smalltalk Enterprise run on Windows and earlier versions supported OS/2. It can build portable OS/2-Windows applications.
- For OS/2 it can incorporate the SOM/DSOM capability for distributed objects.
After the demise of Digitalk the product was licensed by Cincom who sold it for a time but have since stopped development and sales for the product in favour of their own in house SmallTalk development system for MS Windows. They do however still offer paid for defect support for the VSE product.
Versions
- Visual Smalltalk Enterprise 3.1.2a
Prerequisites
- OS/2
- Hardware: Intel 486, Pentium
- Operating System: OS/2 3.0 Warp, OS/2 4.0 Warp
- OS/2 Warp Connect
- Hardware: Intel 486, Pentium
- Operating System: OS/2 3.0 Warp, OS/2 4.0 Warp
- Visual Smalltalk requires 12 MB minimum memory and 35 MB free disk space.
- Visual Smalltalk Enterprise requires 16 MB minimum memory and 72 MB free disk space.
- PARTS Workbench Version 2
- Introduced in 1992
- Requires OS/2 2.0 or higher
License
Commercial. Discontinued.
Link
Author
- Digitalk (Original developer)
- Seagull (Current IP owner)
- CinCom homepage (Current developer)
Related Articles
- A review of PARTS Workbench for OS/2 - InfoWorld 1993 - Part of a "Component software" review.