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Subject: Re: ResEdit 2.1 & ResEditFixer: summary (?)
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In article <7109@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au>, rxcjm@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au 
(John Mazzocchi) writes...
>Ahem. I just bought (about half an hour ago now) something called "ResEdit
>Reference" from the local bookstore. It's copyright Apple, published by,
>yes, you guessed it, Addison-Wesley and it covers version 2.0b2 ONLY.

>Does this mean that Apple reserve the right to not make available beta
>software to the general public BUT THAT THE DOCUMENTATION TO THE BETA
>SOFTWARE *IS* OKAY TO PUBLISH ??

The Addison-Wesley book is NOT the official documentation for ResEdit.  
Addison-Wesley publishes several Mac-related technical books, and 
makes a good buck by virtue of the fact that many Mac-users choose 
to bypass the official release versions of software like ResEdit.  
The Apple documentation will be released with the 'official' release 
of ResEdit 2.1 by APDA.

Some of the Addison-Wesley stuff is good.  I wish that I had purchased
the Addison-Wesley HyperCard book instead of the Bantam/Goodman one.
But my failure to choose wisely is hardly Apple's fault.  There is 
a market even for ResEdit 2.0b2 books, for those who "just can't wait".
I haven't seen it, but I would be willing to bet that it covers most 
of the features in 2.1.  Where is the crime here?

A $25 book available world-wide less than two weeks after the software
is done is expected to be complete?  What would you expect?  It obviously
must have been written some time ago ...

-- Bill (johnston@oscar.ccm.udel.edu)