John.Jacob@f444.n204.z1.FIDONET.ORG (John Jacob) (05/29/89)
I like the idea for this developer's CD and all, but didn't Apple think of all of us who DON'T have a CD-ROM player? I have a regular old CD (music) player, and I like the sounds, etc. on it. But what good is the one and a half minutes of data? I'll have to borrow a CD-ROM player, I guess. Maybe Apple thinks that if they send out all these CD's, "The Rest Of Us" will buy CD-ROM players? Good marketing tactic. "Excellent" ************************************************************ * John Jacob * *----------------------------------------------------------* * InterNet: John.Jacob@mailcom.fidonet.org * * UUCP: sun!apple!mailcom!John.Jacob * * FidoNet: (1:204/444) John Jacob * *----------------------------------------------------------* * "Put not your trust in money, put your money in trust." * ************************************************************ -- ------------------------------------------------------------- FidoNet: 1:161/445 UUCP: sun!apple!bmug!<User.Name> INTERNET: bmug!<User.Name>@apple.COM or <User.Name>@bmug.fidonet.org USNAIL: BMUG, 1442A Walnut St. #62, Berkeley, CA 94709-1496 ------------------------------------------------------------- BMUG Newsletter articles due June 15! Authors get free membership. Send articles to: pub@bmug.fidonet.org
shiffman%basselope@Sun.COM (Hank Shiffman) (05/30/89)
In article <199.24828A06@bmug.FIDONET.ORG> John.Jacob@f444.n204.z1.FIDONET.ORG (John Jacob) writes: > >I like the idea for this developer's CD and all, but didn't Apple think >of all of us who DON'T have a CD-ROM player? Alternatively, how do those of who have CD-ROM drives but aren't official Apple developers get our hands on this disk? -- Hank Shiffman (415) 336-4658 Marketing Technical Specialist Software Engineering Technologies ...!sun!shiffman Sun Microsystems, Inc. shiffman@Sun.com Zippy sez: I'm ANN LANDERS!! I can SHOPLIFT!!
rht@smsdpg.uu.net (Randy Thompson) (05/31/89)
From article <107154@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>, by shiffman%basselope@Sun.COM (Hank Shiffman): >I like the idea for this developer's CD and all, but didn't Apple think >of all of us who DON'T have a CD-ROM player? They evidently did, in this months devleoper packet, along with the Excellent CD, came an offer for a pretty good price on the CD SC. Aditionally, it would be pretty difficult (read costly) for Apple to distribute 100+ floppies. 100 floppies is not even close to enough space to handle the capacity of one CD. It is regrettable, but how else to distribute the amount of data in a cost effective manner? Me, my CD is on order ;^) ___________________________________________________________ Randy Thompson uunet!smsdpg!rht SMS Data Products Group, Inc. - or - 703/648-9400 rht@smsdpg.UUCP ___________________________________________________________
d88-jwa@nada.kth.se (Jon W{tte) (05/31/89)
In article <327@smsdpg.uu.net> rht@smsdpg.uu.net (Randy Thompson) writes: >From article <107154@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>, by shiffman%basselope@Sun.COM >(Hank Shiffman): >>I like the idea for this developer's CD and all, but didn't Apple think >>of all of us who DON'T have a CD-ROM player? > >They evidently did, in this months devleoper packet, >along with the Excellent CD, came an offer for a pretty >good price on the CD SC. Aditionally, it would be pretty Not everyone recieves the developer packets, even if they write programs for the Mac. Including me. -- __ Jon W{tte (The dread Smiley Shark) email:h+@nada.kth.se / \ (+46 (0) 8 258 268) /--- (c) 1989 Yessbox Allright Professional Products Inc. - Y.A.P.P.I. / -- No More --
mjohnson@Apple.COM (Mark B. Johnson) (06/01/89)
In article <107154@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> shiffman@sun.UUCP (Hank Shiffman) writes: >In article <199.24828A06@bmug.FIDONET.ORG> John.Jacob@f444.n204.z1.FIDONET.ORG (John Jacob) writes: >> >>I like the idea for this developer's CD and all, but didn't Apple think >>of all of us who DON'T have a CD-ROM player? > >Alternatively, how do those of who have CD-ROM drives but aren't >official Apple developers get our hands on this disk? > Right now there is no way for non-developers to get this CD. We are trying to get it out through APDA, but because of some of the things on it, people (not necessarily APDA people) are hesitant. Most of the things on the CD are (or will be) available on floppy disk either through APDA or on the nets for those who do not have a CD-ROM drive. Best suggestion I have is to send mail to DTS.FEEDBACK and APDA on AppleLink asking that the CD be sold through APDA with a suggested price of what you think it is worth. 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_