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From: bsherman@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (Bob Sherman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Attention ALL Apple Programmers
Keywords: programmer
Message-ID: <1990May27.213711.21445@mthvax.cs.miami.edu>
Date: 27 May 90 21:37:11 GMT
References: <341@ankh.ftl.fl.us>
Organization: Not much!
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In <341@ankh.ftl.fl.us> chin@ankh.ftl.fl.us (Albert Chin) writes:

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>As programmers, we are entitled to the best development platform for our
>computer of choice. This makes developing powerful programs easier.
>Therefore, for the next three weeks, I propose a plan to notify ALL Apple
>II and IIgs companies developing software for programmers and report to
>themm bugs and enhancements which we would like to see to their programs.

>Here is how to accomplish this:
> o Make note of my E-MAIL address and mail to me, within the next three
>   weeks, all enhancements you would like to see to your current
>   development platform. In addition, please document all bugs that you
>   have found in the software to date. Please leave me you mailing
>   address and E-MAIL address. The mailing address is optional.
> o Notify other programmers in your area of what I am doing. I would like
>   to provide as comprehensive a list as possible to the companies whom
>   we are addressing. It is important that we all unite to make the IIgs
>   development system the best.
>  
>I would appreciate someone leaving me MAIL that will leave this message
>on Apple OnLine and GENIE. I don't have accounts on these systems and,
>therefore, cannot send this message. Please, will someone do this and
>have the programmers on America OnLine and GENIE mail their requests to
>you and then you can forward them to me.

>At the end of three weeks, I will compile all MAIL sent to me and then
>send a copy of this to ALL that have responded to this request. I will
>then wait one more week in case there are any last-minute changes.

>This is the only chance we, as programmers, have of obtaining a very
>powerful development system we can all agree on and be proud of. Please,
>in addition to noting bugs and enhancements, note features that you find
>especially useful. This will help in our cause.

>Albert Chin ... mthvax!mamia!albert
>                crash!mthvax!mamia!albert

I think it would be a lot easier to use things that are already in place
such as the Apple II Developers Assn. Most all of the Apple II developers
and programmers belong to this group, and that would be the place to reach
those you want to reach both for bugs and assistance in correcting them..


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