Yes, Smalltalk-80 provided a way to snapshot and resume — the image. And Smalltalk-80 provided a way to represent the file system — FileDirectory, File, and Fi

Yes, Smalltalk-80 provided a way to snapshot and resume — the image. And Smalltalk-80 provided a way to represent the file system — FileDirectory, File, and FilePage (and use text files to archive source code). "Implementing a Smalltalk-80 File System and the Smalltalk-80 System as a Programming Tool" page 287 "Smalltalk-80: Bits of History, Words of Advice" https://rmod-files.lille.inria.fr/FreeBooks/BitsOfHistory/BitsOfHistory.pdf https://rmod-files.lille.inria.fr/FreeBooks/BitsOfHistory/Bi...