class prototypes

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From: Eric Peterson x7644
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1992 16:23

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>>>>> On Fri, 6 Nov 92 11:06:49 EST, peterson said:

>>>>> On Thu, 5 Nov 1992 22:56:02 GMT, john@linus.mitre.org said:

   john> Still, is there anything in the MOP that proscribes a class prototype
   john> from being identical to a user-created instance, or to another class's
   john> prototype?

   peterson> Hi John;

   peterson>    Other that the requirement that a prototype be accessible by the
   peterson> generic function class-prototype, the AMOP MOP's silence on the
   peterson> subject seems to suggest free reign.  Have I missed a reference in
   peterson> there somewhere?


I neglected to mention that the prototype must be an instance of the
class; or at least that is how I interpret the following
class-prototype reader definition text:

"Returns a prototype instance of class." Ch. 5 (p. 77 if you
downloaded the free AMOP subset) under "Readers for Class Metaobjects".


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