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From: mattd@Apple.COM (Matt Deatherage)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: need info on Apple assemblers/compi
Message-ID: <37174@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 10 Dec 89 19:08:46 GMT
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In article <113300218@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> saa33413@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
>
>BTW, I think all of us with IIs and IIGSs should boycott APDA--not because of
>the high prices, but because all they ever seem to have time for anymore is the
>Macintosh.  I know I'm dropping my membership.  Anyone else care to do the
>same?
>
>Scott Alfter                          ! A keyboard--how quaint!             !

APDA does what the members want.  Although it's easily true that most of their
business comes from Macintosh developers, I can personally attest that the
APDA folks care about the Apple II business and are constantly looking for new
development tools, languages and articles for the II and IIgs that they could
put into the APDAlog.

If you want more Apple II articles, why don't you write one and see if they'll
publish it?  If you want more Apple II development tools, make specific
recommendations as to what you want APDA to carry and where they can get it.
"We want more tools" doesn't give anyone any idea how to do it.  Something like
"We want ORCA/C" or "We want Genesys" or "We want Call Box" will have much
more effect.  I'll bet a nickel.

"They didn't read my mind so I'm quitting and you could do the same" doesn't
cut it with me.  (If you have specifically done these things and nothing's
come of it, there's a real problem - but you didn't mention these things in
your message so please forgive me for assuming you haven't done them.)

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