VisualAge Smalltalk provides support to allow your application to be independent of the local customs and culture in which the application is being developed.
VisualAge Smalltalk Server implements common NLS protocols modeled after the POSIX.1 Standard for Information Technology (IEEE Std. 1003.1-1990). VisualAge Smalltalk Server adds NLS support classes and extends existing classes to support platform-specific character classification, character sets, collation order, currency, date format, and time format. See IBM Smalltalk Programmer's Reference for more information.
This section describes additional support for applications whose target platform is CICS/ESA, IMS/ESA, OS/390, or OS/400. For applications whose target platforms are OS/2, Windows 95/NT/98, AIX, HP-UX, or Solaris, see IBM Smalltalk Programmer's Reference or VisualAge Smalltalk User's Guide.