From: editor@squeaknews.com (Squeak News Editor) To: Subject: [ANN]The first periodical on Squeak: Squeak News e-zine Date: 20 Jun 2001 02:09:27 -0700 Hello, fellow Smalltalkers, This posting is to inform you that there is now a periodical fully dedicated to Squeak - the open source, ubiquitously available Smalltalk. Squeak News e-zine (electronic magazine) is a radical departure from most classical periodicals because it is interactive and multi-media, and uses the medium that it is created for as a main means of delivery! The first ever issue is the July 2001 issue and it will have two formats: a subset of the e-zine will be available on 1st of July on the http://www.squeaknews.com, and the full featured e-zine is available in Squeak on small saddle-shaped CDs (or standard CDs for people whose computers can't read smaller CDs). There is also a monthly email newsletter that contains the summary of activities in the Squeak world that month. I invite you to examine the site and would very much like your comments and feedback. Check out the contents. In this issue there are cool articles by prominent Squeakers such as Ted Kaehler, Tim Rowledge and Bijan Parsia, the first part of an in-depth interview with John Maloney - the person who brought the Morphic UI to Squeak, and fun articles such as learning how to juggle in Squeak. If there are no objections, I would like to be able to send the table of contents to the list every month. Most articles are directly related to Squeak and Smalltalk and there will be in-depth interviews with people such as Alan Kay. There is also an ambitious Squeak documentation initiative that will be launched with the e-zine on the 1st July. I know that lack of documentation keeps a lot of Smalltalkers away from Squeak. Your help in this area will ensure that we have the best and most up to date documentation for Squeak accessible from within Squeak as well as on the web and in a printable form. Finally, I would like to call all of you to contribute and bring the vast experience that you have built through years to Squeak. Articles don't need to be directly on Squeak. Any cool Smalltalk article is welcome. However should you wish to write your article in Squeak using Squeak's interactivity and powers it is extremely rewarding to see an article come to life, a much different experience to having text on paper. Cheers Tansel Ersavas Editor, Squeak News http://www.squeaknews.com