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From: fdm@WLV.IMSD.CONTEL.COM (Frank D. Malczewski)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: New Apple Self-Help Tools
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Date: 21 Apr 91 23:50:33 GMT
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Although APDA/Apple has indeed made some fairly strong strides in the right
direction since the developer CDs were first made available to developers,
ETO & develop come to mind, I think the announcement from APDA that they
were going to make the developer CDs available (cheaply) would still be the
best new item they could add to their offerings.

These recent offerings (the new self-help tools), plus the pale imitation
of the developer CDs found in "Developer Essentials", indicate that APDA
still seems to be searching for a void to fill.  If they really wanted to
make a dent in filling one void, "productizing" (remember that word?) the
developer CDs themselves would be the best step available in that direction.

--Frank Malczewski                        (fdm@wlv.imsd.contel.com)