Hi Stacy --
What about instructions to get the environment up and running? Is it assumed that I know how to do this?
There are instructions on the "Downloads" page: https://squeak.org/downloads/
There is more documentation in "Squeak by Example": https://squeak.org/documentation/ https://github.com/hpi-swa-lab/SqueakByExample-english/releases/download/5.3...
As a Windows user, just download Squeak into any folder (or just the Desktop) and then double-click the Squeak.exe. No need to get the "all-in-one" if you already know your operating system: http://files.squeak.org/6.0/Squeak6.0-22104-64bit/Squeak6.0-22104-64bit-2022...
There is a start-up wizard to get you set up. Etoys is still (kind of) working in Squeak 6.0. There are examples in the "Objects Bin", which you get with a left click on the background and then "objects (o)". Or try "new morph... > from alphabetical list". Don't be sad if something does not work but yells at you with a debugger window. Just close that window and try something else in the system. Plenty of stuff to explore. If you want to try out code, take a look at "Help > Terse Guide" from the docking bar at the top. And also open a "Workspace" via "Tools > Workspace". Type something, select it, and hit "Alt+D" or "Ctrl+D" on Windows/Linux: Morph new openInHand. self inform: 3+4. Tetris new openInWorld. There are right-click (or context/pop-up) menus all over the place. Almost any text field can evaluate code. If you have trouble with keyboard focus, click that morph again or try moving the mouse cursor out of it and into it again. Try clicking on visual stuff with the middle mouse button (typically the mouse wheel). A "Morphic Halo" will appear, allowing for direct exploration ... or rotation if you will ;-)
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Happy Squeaking!! :-)
Best, Marcel Am 10.06.2023 19:50:09 schrieb stacy smith vet.goldrushstreaming@gmail.com: I liked the trombone bit because I played trombone in 1) stage band, 2) concert band, and 3) marching band. Given Bruce's suggestion I should be okay.
Last suggestion: What about instructions to get the environment up and running? Is it assumed that I know how to do this?
Stacy
On Sat, Jun 10, 2023 at 6:36 AM rabbit <rabbit@callistohouse.org [mailto:rabbit@callistohouse.org]> wrote:
I would suggest my approach, especially without heavy gaming requirements. Find your local pawn shop that does computers (out of a handful of local pawn shops, 1 in particular will specialize in computers and 1 in particular will specialize in musical instruments) and go get a low-end laptop (& a trombone!) $200?
I tend to wipe the disk and install Ubuntu, but I’m a long-time Linux lunatic. Windows does just fine.
Best of luck! 🍀
❤️🔥🐰
On Sat, Jun 10, 2023 at 07:25, Bruce O'Neel <bruce.oneel@pckswarms.ch [mailto:On+Sat,+Jun+10,+2023+at+07:25,+Bruce+O'Neel+%3C%3Ca+href=]> wrote: Hi
So this might be better on Squeak-dev or Squeak-beginners, but I'll give it a shot:
Squeak is quite light on system resources. It runs fine on a Raspberry Pi 3 with 1G of memory and a small SD Card. On startup it wants about 10% of that 1G of memory.
On disk it should fit well within 150 to 200meg.
I guess this will run Windows though, right? I suspect that the overhead will be larger. Does anyone run on a small Windows system? How is the performance?
cheers
bruce
On 2023-06-08T23:21:49.000+02:00, stacy smith <vet.goldrushstreaming@gmail.com [mailto:vet.goldrushstreaming@gmail.com]> wrote: Greetings Squeakers,
Please have someone respond to this email since I have never programmed before, and am not sure how to make sure my machine is compatible.
Thanks, Stacy
On Thu, Jun 1, 2023 at 4:49 PM stacy smith <vet.goldrushstreaming@gmail.com [mailto:vet.goldrushstreaming@gmail.com]> wrote:
Greetings Squeakers,
I am going to purchase myself and my 11 and 13 year old niece and nephew a cheap computer to learn Squeak. Any ideas?
I am looking at the
HP - Stream 11.6" Laptop - Intel Celeron - 4GB Memory - 64GB eMMC - Diamond White
Thanks, Stacy Smith
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