Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!decwrl!shelby!portia.stanford.edu!declan From: declan@portia.Stanford.EDU (Declan McCullagh) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Becoming a NeXT Developer Keywords: developer Message-ID: <1990Aug21.225058.4781@portia.Stanford.EDU> Date: 21 Aug 90 22:50:58 GMT Sender: declan@portia.Stanford.EDU (Declan McCullagh) Organization: Olympic Technologies Lines: 84 In an earlier message, Ronald Hardock (rhardock%alias@csri.utoronto.ca) writes: >Please excuss me if this request is inappropriate for this group. >I am very interested in doing independent research, leading hopefully >to a marketable product on the Next. > >Some questions I have are: >1)How do I go about becoming a NeXT developer? (phone number/email address >of someone at NeXT to contact for more information). > >2)What benefits do registered developers get? (such as pricing discounts). > >3)How difficult is it to become a registered developer? > This question has been raised a number of times in the past few months, so I thought that it would be a good time to post this... The following information was taken from the back of NeXT's Summer 1990 Software and Peripherals Catalog. --- THE NeXT REGISTERED DEVELOPER PROGRAM The NeXT Registered Developer Program is designed to encourage and support the development of software and hardware products for the NeXT Computer System. Registered Developers are entitled to: TRAINING The cornerstone of the Developer Program is the five-day training course, "Programming the NeXT Computer." As of April, 1990, more than 800 developers have already taken the course, which is taught on both the East and West coasts. In addition to teaching developers how to write NeXT applications, it covers basic development strategies. EQUIPMENT Registered Developers can purchase NeXT products at reduced prices. TECHNICAL SUPPORT Technical support is provided by electronic mail to Registered Developers whohave attended "Programming the NeXT Computer." CO-MARKETING PROGRAMS NeXT publishes a semiannual catalog of products for the NeXT Computer, and Registered Developers are encouraged to submit entries. In addition, NeXT includes Registered Developers in many of its own marketing and sales activities, when appropriate. PUBLIC RELATIONS Registered Developers can receive assistance with press relations. DEVELOPER PROGRAM APPLICATION INFORMATION To qualify for the NeXT Registered Developer Program, developers must fill out a detailed application outlining their background and proposed products. Interested developers should contact: NeXT TeleBusiness 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 (800) 848-NeXT --- Naturally, I can only speak for myself and not NeXT (I'm not working for them quite yet), but the program seems to be quite well run; I'd recommend it to anyone who has the necessary capital and wants to do serious development on the NeXT. -Declan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Olympic Technologies / Registered NeXT Developers \ declan@portia.stanford.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------