The Weekly Squeak

Category: Spoon

  • Squeak running on FIC Neo1973 Open Source Phone

    Squeak Neo1973

    Tony Garnock-Jones reports that
    he has succeeded in getting Squeak running on the new FIC Neo1973
    open-source GSM cellphone, which runs OpenMoko, based on OpenEmbedded.

    He used Squeak VM version 3.9, running a stripped 2.8 image (though he has also had a 3.9 image running), and is now looking at accessing the phone’s hardware, including GSM modem, GPS, Bluetooth, touchscreen, audio, battery and auxiliary buttons.

    To manage user interaction, he’s looking at using Faure to construct a stylus- or
    finger-driven UI.

    Tony is working with the OpenMoko team to get the necessary changes integrated into the main code-base, making this an easier exercise for other developers to follow. He’s also looking at getting Spoon running on the phone.

    Keep an eye on the LShift blog for progress reports.

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  • Minding Your Business With Smalltalk (Part 1 of 4)

    Minding Your Business With Smalltalk
    There has been a lot of talk about the future of Smalltalk. There are number of Object Oriented Languages that are candidates for replacing Smalltalk. Why has Smalltalk lasted so long? Why do business software suppliers still choose Smalltalk? Who are the people that still bet on the future of Smalltalk and how do they manage to succeed. (more…)

  • OOPSLA there it is! oopsla 2006

    See Craig’s Spoon update, inforamtion on Sophie and more!

  • Spoon progress report – October 3rd 2006

    Craig Latta posted a new progress report on his Spoon project, which aims to create a minimal live system based on Squeak.
    Craig announces that in his quest for getting a really minimal system, he managed to remove the SystemDictionary class, a class that plays a fundamental role in a standard Squeak (and Smalltalk system).