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From: ra_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Apple's APDA: G'bye Amateurs & Fans
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Date: 8 Feb 89 19:01:46 GMT
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In article <19401@santra.UUCP>, jmunkki@kampi.hut.fi (Juri Munkki) writes...
 
>In article <860@fornax.UUCP> mcdonald@fornax.UUCP (Ken Mcdonald) writes:
>>Apple seems to have adopted a policy of purposely alienating its small
>>developers.  This is dangerous.  Lots of the best ideas come from these
>>small developers.  They also tend to be the best programmers, and are
> 
>I agree.
> 
>>quite capable of taking their skills elsewere and prospering, if they
>>decide Apple has made their working environment too hostile.
> 
>That's what I intend to do. (Take a look at my .signature) I just hope
>that the NeXT registered developer program will accept me and that I can
>afford to join it. I know I can afford a NeXT, but I'm not sure that
>I'll have money left after buying a complete system & documentation.



I think this thread is about providing affordable tech docs and support for
those among us who are not commercial developers.  I find it interesting
that Next is contrasted with APDA in this regard.  Next's tech docs cost
$250 for the set.  Admittedly, they seem to consist of a huge amount of
info, and may be worth the price.  But they are clearly out of the hands
of many "amateurs".  For that matter, anyone who can afford the $8000 for
the Next is probably not a small developer anyway, at least from how I read
the posting referred to above.  I don't think many amateurs are going to
come up with the next great app sitting at their _own_ Next boxes: the price
is prohibitive.  And while the same might be true about the Mac IIx, I bet
there are many small developers out there getting started on a Mac Plus,
which they can more easily afford.



Robert
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