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From: dwal@ellis.uchicago.edu (David Walton)
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Subject: Re: ResEdit 2.*
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Date: 6 Aug 90 15:29:35 GMT
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In article <3376@usceast.UUCP> jwwalker@usceast.UUCP (Jim Walker) writes:
>In article <1990Aug4.213220.24200@midway.uchicago.edu> dwal@ellis.uchicago.edu (David Walton) writes:
>>ResEdit is _not_ free.  It is sold by APDA (not sure of the price), like any
>>of the tools in the MPW Suite.  Putting ResEdit up for anonymous FTP or
>>mailing to somebody would be just like putting up MPW or any of the
>>MPW compilers.  (I don't think the same is true of MultiFinder, however.)
>
>I don't think price is the issue.  ResEdit 1.2 can be downloaded from
>places like CompuServe, and Apple wouldn't allow that if they wanted to
>make a profit on ResEdit.  It's true that APDA sells ResEdit 1.2 for $30,
>but for the price you also get a manual and sample code for custom pickers
>and editors.  I think the issue is simply whether unreleased (beta)
>software will be made available to non-developers.

From what I've heard, the issue is tracking who has copies of ResEdit
period, not just beta copies.  Forums like AppleLink (and CompuServe,
I would assume, though I'm not sure) allow them to keep track of who
actually has copies of the software.  What their motives are, I'm not
precisely sure.  Perhaps to send out update or bug information, or to
keep tabs on who might have what can be a rather dangerous utility.


>   Jim Walker  jwwalker@cs.scarolina.edu  76367.2271@compuserve.com


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