mjohnson@Apple.COM (Mark B. Johnson) (01/04/90)
As promised in December, following is a little blurb about Apple's new
technical journal for developers from the editor in chief's clothing...
*****
Apple's got a new technical journal called d e v e l o p. It's code-level
technical, comes out quarterly, goes to Certified developers, Partners, and
Associates, and is available on a subscription basis. The first issue
will be out in mid-January and will be sent to the above groups as part of
their program fees. APDA members will receive this issue as a one-time only
deal.
The premier issue includes: Realistic Color for Real-World Applications by
Bruce Leak, All about the Palette Manager by Dave Van Brink, Braving Offscreen
Worlds by Guillermo Ortiz, the Perils of PostScript by Scott "Zz" Zimmerman,
Compatibility: Rules of the Road by Dave Radcliffe, and Apple II Development
Dynamo by Eric Soldan.
You can think of d e v e l o p as heavily commented sample code (we do). Every
issue includes a CD-ROM with the journal (searchable, of course), and all the
sample code for cut-and-paste ease.
For more information about the first issue (like where you can get a copy if
you're not in one of the above groups), you can write directly to the editor:
Louella Pizzuti
20525 Mariani Avenue, M/S 75-3B
Cupertino, CA 95014
USA
AppleLink: Pizzuti1
Internet: Pizzuti1@AppleLink.Apple.Com
Or, if you're a talented engineer who likes to write code and/or English
(bilingual preferred), who wants to help make writing software and developing
hardware for the Macintosh and the Apple II even easier, then send your
qualifications (and your favorite jokes) to Louella and she'll get back to
you about job opportunities.
*****
As a side note, the Apple II Development Dynamo which is discussed in great
length by Eric Soldan in the first issue is available on Apple.com for FTP.
Following is a short description:
The new Dynamo 8-bit Development Package from DTS makes developing software for
the Apple II family easier and faster. Dynamo includes a run-time library with
a macro interface and an Apple II application loader and builder. If offers
routines for handling strings, variables, arrays, and integer math.
Dynamo needs MPW, along with MPWIIGS cross development package.
--
Mark B. Johnson AppleLink: mjohnson
Developer Technical Support domain: mjohnson@Apple.com
Apple Computer, Inc. UUCP: {amdahl,decwrl,sun,unisoft}!apple!mjohnson
"You gave your life to become the person you are right now. Was it worth it?"
- Richard Bach, _One_