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Louis LaBrunda

Is there a 64 bit VM for VA Smalltalk V8?

Slide 15 of this VA Smalltalk V7 slide show (http://de.slideshare.net/esug/2005-esugjohnson) indicates that V8 will have a 64 bit VM. Did I miss something or is a 64 bit VM still in our future?

Lou

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John O'Keefe-3

Re: Is there a 64 bit VM for VA Smalltalk V8?

Lou -

You've only missed a little bit -- there is no 64-bit VM available. However, I did discuss at Smalltalk conferences last year that there is active work underway on a 64-bit VM, but with no announced availability date.

John

On Thursday, January 16, 2014 11:37:38 AM UTC-5, Louis LaBrunda wrote:

Slide 15 of this VA Smalltalk V7 slide show (<a href="http://de.slideshare.net/esug/2005-esugjohnson" target="_blank" onmousedown="this.href='http://www.google.com/url?q\75http%3A%2F%2Fde.slideshare.net%2Fesug%2F2005-esugjohnson\46sa\75D\46sntz\0751\46usg\75AFQjCNEY4myzNbUj8ZawxUkYbLlpbMEKaQ';return true;" onclick="this.href='http://www.google.com/url?q\75http%3A%2F%2Fde.slideshare.net%2Fesug%2F2005-esugjohnson\46sa\75D\46sntz\0751\46usg\75AFQjCNEY4myzNbUj8ZawxUkYbLlpbMEKaQ';return true;">http://de.slideshare.net/esug/2005-esugjohnson) indicates that V8 will have a 64 bit VM. Did I miss something or is a 64 bit VM still in our future?

Lou

Richard Sargent

Re: Is there a 64 bit VM for VA Smalltalk V8?

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On Thursday, January 16, 2014 9:41:52 AM UTC-8, John O'Keefe wrote:

You've only missed a little bit -- there is no 64-bit VM available. However, I did discuss at Smalltalk conferences last year that there is active work underway on a 64-bit VM, but with no announced availability date.

Hi John,

For our planning purposes, can you share what your approximate target date is? e.g, likely in 2014, probably not 2014 but more likely 2015, etc.

Thanks.

John O'Keefe-3

Re: Is there a 64 bit VM for VA Smalltalk V8?

Richard -

Sorry, I cannot be more specific in a public forum. I will send you email.

John

On Thursday, January 16, 2014 12:53:27 PM UTC-5, Richard Sargent wrote:

On Thursday, January 16, 2014 9:41:52 AM UTC-8, John O'Keefe wrote:
You've only missed a little bit -- there is no 64-bit VM available. However, I did discuss at Smalltalk conferences last year that there is active work underway on a 64-bit VM, but with no announced availability date.

Hi John,

For our planning purposes, can you share what your approximate target date is? e.g, likely in 2014, probably not 2014 but more likely 2015, etc.

Thanks.

Ralf Helm

Re: Is there a 64 bit VM for VA Smalltalk V8?

In reply to this post by Louis LaBrunda

Hello John,

please, send me an E-Mail too.

Best Regards

Ralf

Hermann Ottens

Re: Is there a 64 bit VM for VA Smalltalk V8?

In reply to this post by John O'Keefe-3

Hi John,

i would like to be informed as well (some of our customers are already somewhat impatient, that we can't offer our product in 64 bit).
Thanks in advance.

Hermann

Am Donnerstag, 16. Januar 2014 21:21:40 UTC+1 schrieb John O'Keefe:

Richard -

Sorry, I cannot be more specific in a public forum. I will send you email.

John

On Thursday, January 16, 2014 12:53:27 PM UTC-5, Richard Sargent wrote:
On Thursday, January 16, 2014 9:41:52 AM UTC-8, John O'Keefe wrote:
You've only missed a little bit -- there is no 64-bit VM available. However, I did discuss at Smalltalk conferences last year that there is active work underway on a 64-bit VM, but with no announced availability date.

Hi John,

For our planning purposes, can you share what your approximate target date is? e.g, likely in 2014, probably not 2014 but more likely 2015, etc.

Thanks.

Louis LaBrunda

Re: Is there a 64 bit VM for VA Smalltalk V8?

In reply to this post by John O'Keefe-3

Hi John,

On Thursday, January 16, 2014 12:41:52 PM UTC-5, John O'Keefe wrote:

Lou -

You've only missed a little bit -- there is no 64-bit VM available. However, I did discuss at Smalltalk conferences last year that there is active work underway on a 64-bit VM, but with no announced availability date.

John

Thanks for the answer. Do the plans for the new 64 bit VM include multi-threading, so that ready forks can run in different threads? I know this isn't easy but it would be very powerful on todays multi-core computers.

Lou

P.S. An email saying when a 64 bit VM would be available would be nice too.