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(Formerly "Calico"). An object-oriented language from Bell Laboratories which uniformly represents all data as pointers to self-described objects. [email protected] provides multiple inheritance with delegation and with control over which methods come from which delegated object; and default methodologies. It has a simple syntax with emphasis on graphics. It was originally used for prototyping of telecommunication services.
The language is patented by AT&T and Unir Tech has the exclusive license from Bell Labs to distribute [email protected] Unfortunately Unir is owned and operated by well-known anti-IETF ranter, Jim Fleming, which may have had something to do with the language's rapid disappearence from the radar screen. It runs under SunOS and compiles to Vcode. E-mail: Jim Vandendorpe <[email protected]>. ["A Dynamic C-Based Object-Oriented System for Unix", S. Engelstad et al, IEEE Software 8(3):73-85 (May 1991)]. ["The [email protected] Programming Language", J. Fleming, Dr Dobbs J, Oct 1993, pp.24-32]. [Jargon File]Last updated: 2005-01-05
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