jkim@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Jong-Woon Kim) (02/22/91)
Following is excerpts from znet. It is good that atari is now supporting those who wants to program one's own computer at affordable price or were they doing it before and I didn't know about it? $125 for the developer's kit. I am sold! Below says that a person registered to Tier 2 program will get ST/TT Developer's Kit. What does the Developer's Kit consist of? Can someone name each specific items including the title and the size of the books (number of pages) and names of software one gets with it? Lastly I heard many bad review about Alcyon C that comes with the Developer's Package. Has it been upgraded ? Is it better than Sozobon C? Does it require a Hard Disk? ATARI DEVELOPERS GROUP ====================== Tier 1 and Tier 2 Membership Requirements Membership in either Atari Developers Group has many benefits, but it also has obligations. To be an active Tier 1 member, you must fulfill the folllowing requirements: 1) You must be currently developing or marketing at least one commercial product for use with Atari computers. 2) You must register with the Tier 1 group. This consists of paying the $250.00 registration fee, completing the Application form, executing the Non-disclosure Agreement, and completing one Product Information form for each of your products. (If you have no current products, please submit a business plan.) 3) You must complete a new Product Information form for each new product you release. 4) You must provide Atari with three copies of each of your products (hardware developers should contact us directly if the cost is prohibitive.) One of the copies is used by Atari for compatibility testing on new equipment, another copy goes into the Atari archives, and the last copy is for Atari's internal use. 5) You must make additional copies of your products available to Atari at dealer cost. 6) You must re-register annually (currently, no charge). Benefits from this program include the following: 1) The ST/TT Developer's Kit with updates 2) The "Resource File" developer newsletter 3) Access to ATARI.RSC, the Atari Developer Roundtable on GEnie. We strongly urge you to take advantage of the support that we offer on GEnie. It is the primary source of information regarding updates and trends in the Atari environment. 4) Online technical support 5) Telephone technical support 6) Early access to new Atari products 7) Product compatibility testing for TOS owners 8) Marketing databases (owners, press, user groups, developers) 9) Internationalization assistance 10) Opportunities for bundling 11) Opportunities for co-marketing 12) Discounts on Atari products To be an active Tier 2 developer, you must fulfill the following requirements: 1) You must register with the Tier 2 group. This consists of paying the $125.00 registration fee, completing the Application form, and executing the Non-disclosure form. 2) You must re-register annually. This consists of paying a $50 renewal fee for continuing developer kit upgrades and GEnie support. 3) In the event that it becomes your desire to join Tier 1 of the Atari Developers Group, you must pay the difference in the registration fees, and complete the requirements outlined for Tier 1 developers. Benefits from this program include the following: 1) The ST/TT Developer Kit with updates 2) Access to a Tier 2 Developer category on GEnie in the ST Roundtable If your circumstances are unique, and you feel that you don't quite fit into either tier, please send us a letter describing your situation. We will do our best to adapt to your needs. -- """"""" c|o .|Q ( J ) " Got ya !! " jkim@AtHeNa.CaLpOlY.eDu \ ~ / jkim@PoLySlO.CaLpOlY.eDu
glens@natinst.com (Glen Sescila) (02/26/91)
Is there any difference between the developers kit for Tier 1 and the one for Tier 2 ? (as far as included software and literature)