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From: jnh@ecemwl.ncsu.edu (Joseph N. Hall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: C++ options - help!
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Date: 10 Oct 89 11:51:28 GMT
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In article <4605@internal.Apple.COM> chewy@apple.com (Paul Snively) writes:
>In article <137@asihub.UUCP> jmp@asihub.UUCP (John Pantone) writes:
>> I need info on using C++ on the Mac.  ...
>I'm curious--why the perception that "MPW is rather pricey," if you 
>haven't used the MPW environment?

Well, it isn't too cheap, but it isn't too expensive, either.  Kind of
middle of the road if you haven't already got MPW.  Here's what the
sticker for the "full-blown" MPW C++ development system looks like:

	MPW C Bundle v. 3.0					$400.00
		-includes development environment, C compiler,
		 assembler, debugger (SADE), MacsBug and
		 ResEdit

	MPW C++							$175.00

	MacApp v. 2.0Bx (x = {5, 9})				$100.00
	MacApp 2.x Interim Manual				$ 25.00
	MacApp Source Listings					$ 75.00

								-------

	C++ alone (requires MPW C)				$575.00
		-you could get this for less by purchasing
		 only C++ (i.e., cfront), the C compiler,
		 and MPW; that would be $425.00

	C++ w/ MacApp						$775.00

I'm not disappointed with the price of cfront; however, no one was able
to tell me what the upgrade policy would be except that there would be
no "auto-upgrades" (as there are for some medium-sized beta releases, like
the Communications Toolbox).  I would imagine that there will be a roughly
40% upgrade fee, for both the next beta release (if there is one) and the
final release -- along the lines of the current scheme for MacApp.  I'd
like to hear from someone in the know from Apple about this; the folks
at APDA were pretty much in the dark yesterday.

By the way, they are taking orders now, and shipping next week.




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