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From: lsr@apple.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: System Finder license and Apple Bashing
Message-ID: <942@apple.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 5-Jun-87 19:11:17 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun  5 19:11:17 1987
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Reply-To: lsr@apple.UUCP (Larry Rosenstein)
Organization: Advanced Technology Group, Apple Computer
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In article <3275@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU> jww@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU (Joel West) writes:
>
>It's clearly not practical for Apple to spend $10 million every year to mail
>a free disk to every Macintosh owner.  As I said earlier, I hope Apple does
>find a distribution channel (or combination thereof) that gets these
>new systems on the hard disks.

There are several ways to obtain the system software.  

One is by downloading it from Compuserve, etc.  Many private BBS also have
the software, if you want to avoid the on-line charges.  (The disadvantage
of the private BBS is that they might not have the complete system release.)

Apple has been working closely with user groups for a while now.  (There is
a small group devoted to user group relations, and user groups have access
to AppleLink.)  Apple allows user groups to license the system software and
distribute it to people.  (For example, the Berkeley Mac User Group has a
license to distribute the software, I believe.)

Finally, APDA has the software available for $15.00.  (This was listed in
the latest APDALog.)  The description in the APDALog seems to imply that you
get more info in this package that you would get otherwise (eg, developer
information, known bugs, etc.)  By using the APDA auto-order system, you can
have the new system software sent to you automatically as it becomes
available from APDA.

-- 
Larry Rosenstein

Object Specialist
Apple Computer

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