This demo was developed by Peter Kwangjun Suk. This is a version of the Smalltalk Broker Chat demo that works with both ObjectStudio and VisualWorks.
The ObjectStudio Chat uses a version of the LittleHttp demo webserver to display its IOR, which is then used by VisualWorks to make the initial connection. The demo also relies heavily on the use of ObjectReferences.
Installation
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ObjectStudio Prerequisites:
VisualWorks Prerequisites: - DST
- NetworkClients
- Smalltalk Broker Chat
ObjectStudio Instructions: - Unzip IorChat.zip to any directory
- If it's not there, drop the stkit432.dll into the C:\winnt\system32 directory
- Start ObjectStudio
- Load the install.cls file from the directory IorChat.zip was extracted to. This will do everything, including save the image and install a Desktop Shortcut to the new image.
- Press "Hello?"
VisualWorks Instructions: - Unzip Stbc.zip
- Unzip NetworkClients.zip
- Load DST, Network Clients, and Smalltalk Broker Chat
- Start the ORB from the Distributed Smalltalk control. (You must do this, and the previous step manually. The STBChatParticipant controller will attempt to initialize itself, but this does not quite work yet.)
- Open the STBChatParticipant window.
- Press "Hello?"
- Press "Attach ObjectStudio" and enter the name of a host running the ObjectStudio version.
- Repeat with as many VisualWorks chat instances as you care to start.