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From: cory@three.MV.COM (Cory Kempf)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Apple Developer status
Message-ID: <396@three.MV.COM>
Date: 29 Jul 90 20:29:31 GMT
References: <8070@ncar.ucar.edu>
Organization: The Enigami Co. Nashua, NH.
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hpoppe@ncar.ucar.edu (Herb Poppe) writes:

>I've been away from comp.sys.mac.programmer for a month. Before I left, 
>the hot topic here was that Apple had stopped accepting applications for 
>Partners, etc. 

>I have reviewed available news items, and I don't recall seeing any 
>discussion on this topic. Is it known when Apple will start accepting 
>applications? Has Apple announced any details of the new program?

Since I was probably the person whose post you saw first, I better answer.

Yes, Apple has started accepting applications again.  They have restructured 
the program.  (I did get my application after a few weeks of waiting).

Here is the new deal as explained to me by the good folks at DEVHOTLINE:

The Partner program is essentially unchanged.  The change is in the Associate
program.  Associates are now supposed to be identical to partners with the
following exceptions:

	Associates are only allowed to purchase 5 systems per year at 
	developer price (~40 % off of list)

	Associates do not get direct e-mail access to MacDTS

	Associates only pay $350 per year (as opposed to $600 for partners)

	Specifically Associates are supposed to get access to the prerelease
	System 7.

Some other things that I have noted (but not confirmed):

	Associates do not seem to have access to Evangelists (At least according
	to the wording of the developer mailing "The Evangelist is in")

	From the wording on the Application, becomming a Partner will be 
	more difficult (just my impression.  There may be nothing behind it)

They have also added a new class of developer, the APDA member.  It seems that
this is designed to pick up some of the bottom end that the Associates program
has dropped.

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