Computer History Museum

From Smalltalk to Squeak, lecture by Dan Ingalls

From abstract: "Smalltalk-80, the language from which Squeak is derived, traces its roots to the famous beanbag chair culture of Xerox PARC in the 1970s. Developed by a team headed by Dan Ingalls, Smalltalk was to be the supporting software environment for Alan Kay's visionary portable and networked Dynabook computer -- a concept that remains compelling today. Though the original Dynabook never came into being, Smalltalk took root and continued on. Ingalls tells the story of how the forward-looking Smalltalk concepts and capabilities have evolved into a modern environment called Squeak that could still be... the supporting software environment for the Dynabook. "

Item Details

Date
2001-10-11 (Made)
Type
Moving Image
Catalogue number
102622133
Organization
Xerox PARC (Publisher)
People
Daniel H. Ingalls (Author)
Category
Lecture
Format
Betacam SP
Extent
02:00:00
Place of publication
USA/CA/Palo Alto
Language
English
Acquisition number
X4844.2009