mjohnson@Apple.COM (Mark B. Johnson) (01/10/91)
I am reposting the following because although we have gotten a great
response, we still need more people who use Inside Macintosh who are
NOT currently either Apple Partners or Associates. We are trying to
address all audiences, including those students and others who must
depend upon publications like IM to program the Macintosh without the
benefit of DTS support, etc. So if you live in the Chicago or Bay Area
and use Inside Macintosh, now is your chance to help make fellow
developers' lives easier all over the world. Thanks for your continued
help and patience.
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Apple is going to be conducting a study of Inside Macintosh and we
are looking for feedback on how we can improve this resource to better
meet developer needs. We are looking for developers in the San Francisco
Bay and Chicago areas to participate in focus groups to discuss needs
of developers and what Apple can do with Inside Macintosh to better
meet those needs.
If you are a Macintosh developer in one of these areas and are willing
to spend some time helping Apple improve the next version of Inside
Macintosh, please fill out the following survey and return it as soon
as possible (prior to Monday, January 14, 1991) to mjohnson@apple.com.
We will be choosing a sampling of all responses and contacting those
developers to participate in these focus groups in the S.F. Bay and
Chicago areas.
Thanks in advance for your time and interest.
Mark B. Johnson
Developer Technical Support
Apple Computer, Inc.
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NAME: _______________________________________________________
TITLE: ______________________________________________________
COMPANY: ____________________________________________________
ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________
CITY: __________________________________ ZIP: _______________
PHONE (WORK): ________________ PHONE (HOME): _______________
1. Does your company produce primarily hardware or software products?
[ ] Software
[ ] Hardware
2. Are you a Macintosh applications programmer?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
4. Are you yourself ACTIVELY developing software application(s) for the Mac?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
5. How much of your time is spent programming for the Mac?
[ ] 50% or more
[ ] 30-50%
[ ] 10-30%
[ ] Less than 10%
6. Do you program predominantly on the Macintosh operating system, that is
through the toolbox, or predominantly on HyperCard or A/UX?
[ ] Macintosh operating system
[ ] HyperCard
[ ] A/UX
[ ] Other
7. How familiar overall would you say you are with the range of technical
support tools and documentation for the Mac, like Inside Mac, Tech Notes
or the Developer CDs?
[ ] extremely familiar
[ ] very familiar
[ ] somewhat familiar
[ ] not at all familiar
8. How long have you personally been programming on the Macintosh?
[ ] 4 or more years
[ ] more than 2 years but less than 4
[ ] less than 2 years
[ ] less than 6 months
9. How would you evaluate your proficiency as a Macintosh programmer?
[ ] just getting started
[ ] somewhat experienced
[ ] very experienced
[ ] expert
10. Is the Mac software you develop sold commercially, developed under
contract for others, or primarily used internally by your own company?
[ ] Sold Commercially
[ ] Developed Under Contract
[ ] Used Internally (In-House)
11. Are you currently in any of the following programs?
[ ] Apple Partners Program
[ ] Apple Associates Program
[ ] APDA
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"You gave your life to become the person you are right now. Was it worth it?"
- Richard Bach, _One_leipold@eplrx7.uucp (Walt Leipold) (01/15/91)
In article <3734@uakari.primate.wisc.edu> bin@primate.wisc.edu writes: >From article <4841@umbc3.UMBC.EDU>, by brian@umbc3.UMBC.EDU (Brian Cuthie): >> Why don't you try putting it all in one manual (smirk). I can't wait until >> IM IX is available so I'll have *nine* manuals to consult when I need >> something. > >You mean you haven't committed to memory which volume every single >routine is documented in? Why, you must not be A True Macintosh >Programmer! > >How can anyone live like that? >-- >Paul DuBois >dubois@primate.wisc.edu That's why I've found the Programmer's Online Companion invaluable. With just a couple of keystrokes, you can retrieve not only a prototype, but the volume and page numbers for any of the canonical (i.e., IM-I through -V) toolbox calls. (And, hopefully, a future release will include the later volumes.) It's saved me many hours and prevented a lot of frustration. A truly spiffy product. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "If it weren't for Venetian blinds, Walt Leipold it'd be curtains for all of us." (leipolw%esvax@dupont.com) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- The UUCP Mailer