Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: utzoo!linus!vaxine!wjh12!genrad!decvax!ittvax!freb
From: freb@ittvax.UUCP (Karl Freburger)
Newsgroups: net.lang.st80
Subject: Smalltalk on Lisa
Message-ID: <1290@ittvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 13-Feb-84 16:57:19 EST
Article-I.D.: ittvax.1290
Posted: Mon Feb 13 16:57:19 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 15-Feb-84 00:25:11 EST
Lines: 24

Yes, Apple does have a Smalltalk on the Lisa.  No, they don't want to
sell it.

Last year I spent considerable time trying to convince Apple to sell
their Smalltalk, but they weren't interested.  Guess they thought it
might cut into their sales of Lisa software.  I even tried to convince
the guy in charge of software products for the Lisa that they should
offer Smalltalk as an unsupported product - anything to get it out
where I could buy it.

Last week a colleague of mine was at a Mac demo and asked again.  The
Apple-rep there said they were just going to leave the Smalltalk market
to Xerox.

What they don't seem to realize is that there are people out here (like
me) who won't buy a Lisa (or even recommend anyone else buy a Lisa)
unless I can have Smalltalk on it.  They're missing an opportunity to
get a foot in the door here.

Oh, well, maybe if everyone out there keeps asking, they'll get the
idea.  Personally I'd rather spend my company's bucks at a place where
they want to sell Smalltalk.  If only I could find one...

	Karl Freburger (decvax!ittvax!freb)