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The C++ Standards Committee (X3J16) is accepting public comments on the C++ language. The public review period will close on July 25, 1995. If you have any thoughts regarding C++, e-mail them to x3sec@itic.nw.dc.us. An original hardcopy with a signature is required before the comment is considered formal. You can obtain a copy of the C++ draft for $65.00 from X3 Secretariat, Attn: Lynn Barra (x3sec@itic.nw.dc.us), 1250 Eye Street, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005, or for $50.00 from ANSI, 11 W. 42nd St., New York, NY 10036. The draft standard is also available via anonymous ftp at research.att.com in the dist/C++/WP directory.

SmallTalk pioneer ParcPlace Systems, which has focused primarily on the workstation market, has announced a merger with Digitalk, the leading Smalltalk vendor for PCs. The new company, ParcPlace-Digitalk, is scheduled to be up and running before the end of August.