Sep 5/95 - LPC Places Socktalk into Public Domain

Socktalk is a Windows Sockets (WinSock) compliant set of classes for Smalltalk/V for Windows, Win32 and Windows NT which interfaces to Windows Sockets compliant Dynamic Link libraries. It enables Smalltalk developers to deploy client server applications written entirely in Smalltalk. Socktalk supports both blocking (synchronous) and non-blocking (asynchronous) Windows Sockets applications. Note that while a Socktalk application is running in a "live" image, the developer can still continue work in the Smalltalk image.

Socktalk comes with online help and sample programs which can be run against a remote server or a server task on a local machine. Full source code is included, and any executables developed using Socktalk can be distributed royalty-free.



What is Windows Sockets

Windows Sockets (WinSock) defines a Network Programming interface for Miscrosoft Windows based on the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) sockets. It is supported by a number of network software vendors and is included as part of Windows NT.



System Requirements

Socktalk requires a Windows-capable PC and the following software:

Socktalk is available for downloading in the form of a self-extracting ZIP file. Download file SOCK16.EXE = Socktalk for Smalltalk.V 2.x for Windows or file SOCK32.EXE = Socktalk for Smalltalk.V 2.x for Win32/NT. We have a few printed manuals for Socktalk remaining; send an email to me at 73055.123@compuserve.com and I will send you one by mail on a first-come first-served basis. Sites where Socktalk is available:

  1. CompuServe - 3rd-Party Library of the Digitalk forum (GO DIGITALK)
  2. The Smalltalk Store BBS - 415-854-5581 or telnet: bbs.smalltalk.com
  3. Smalltalk FTP site at the University of Illinois, as of Sept 18/95 ftp.st.cs.uiuc.edu directory /pub/LPC/Smalltalk/socktalk/stv


LICENSE

Socktalk is released into the public domain. Permission is granted to any individual or institution to use, copy, or redistribute this software so long as all of the original files are included unmodified, that it is not sold for profit, and that the copyright notice above is retained.



DISCLAIMER

The Program is supplied "AS IS" without any warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantabilty and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall LPC Consulting Services Inc. be liable for any damages, either direct or consequential, caused by the use, or inability to use, this program.



created September 5,1995