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From: knf@druxo.UUCP (FricklasK)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: task whacking, developer's kit
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Date: Tue, 22-Oct-85 14:51:16 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 22 14:51:16 1985
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>On the subject of getting a developer's kit:

>I called Amiga (or was that Commodore? (anyway, it was that tech support number
>ending in something like 9180)) last week, and asked about getting documenta-
>tion and/or developer's kit.
...
>   I guess the reader can glean from this dialogue that I'm not entirely 
>pleased with Commodore's attitude towards their users.   
>...If I get too frustrated with this, and if the subset which is to arrive in 
>the stores soon doesn't cover everything the developer's kit does, I may be 
>inclined to copy some anonymous developer's documentation, make up a 
>nondisclosure agreement and send it to Commodore with $300 or so. I don't want 
>to do anything blatantly illegal, but I really don't understand why Commodore 
>seems to want to keep useful information from their end users.
>
>							Dawn Banks
Well, the reasoning behind this goes as follows: Amiga wants to best support
those who will help the Amiga.   The best way to help the Amiga, being a soft-
wareless machine, is to put more software on the market.  The developer's kit 
is NOT just a bundle of information: it is a commitment on Amiga's part to
give future support on a personalized basis, in the form of updates and 
information as they become available.  Amiga does NOT make money on these kits:
they are an expense!  It costs considerably more to research, publish, and
distribute this information than they charge for it.  It is also a one-time
fee- as more stuff comes out, new releases of development software, etc. they
will NOT charge more for it.  The "casual" user who isn't planning to put 
anything on the market should get this information from developers on his 
own, or from users groups, documentation on the market, etc.  Keep in mind
Amiga is NOT trying to keep its information to a select few, they are trying
to keep the cost of supporting developers to a minimum.  (And ask Apple, that
cost is HIGH!)
    '`'`
    Ken
    `'`'
    ...(mtuxo|ihnp4)!drutx!druxo!knf