mithomas@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (Michael Thomas Niehaus) (08/02/89)
Some of you may remember my earlier message about APDA's "lack of promptness."
Well, after 8 weeks, I finally received my order. I included the order form
in with my membership application, assuming that the one would be processed
as soon as the other was.
It seems strange that the shipping date of the order was the day after I
posted my message. I would hope that this was just a coincidence.
Now I still don't have any membership materials, but my membership number was
on the invoice that came along with my order, so I am in business.
As for a general recommendation: You would probably be better off sending
in your membership application, waiting two weeks, and then calling, instead
of sending an order with the membership application. Since Rick F. said that
two weeks were needed to process an application, this means that my order
must have sat in some stack for quite some time.
Another topic: I found out that the Communication Toolkit was available from
APDA (after spending about 10 minutes on the phone with them -- yes, I already
knew it was available; they didn't) for $80. That amount is a little more than
I expected (for someone with very little income, this is kind of like shooting
myself in the foot).
-Michael
p.s. Our UNIX system has the intelligence of a 2-year-old right now, so if
you have sent me anything in the last week and I haven't replied, I
probably didn't receive it.
--
Michael Niehaus UUCP: <backbones>!{iuvax,pur-ee}!bsu-cs!mithomas
Apple Student Rep ARPA: mithomas@bsu-cs.bsu.edu
Ball State University AppleLink: ST0374 (from UUCP: st0374@applelink.apple.com)phil@vaxphw.dec.com (Phil Hunt) (08/03/89)
In article <8477@bsu-cs.bsu.edu>, mithomas@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (Michael Thomas Niehaus) writes... }Some of you may remember my earlier message about APDA's "lack of promptness." }Well, after 8 weeks, I finally received my order. I included the order form }in with my membership application, assuming that the one would be processed }as soon as the other was. } }Now I still don't have any membership materials, but my membership number was }on the invoice that came along with my order, so I am in business. } }As for a general recommendation: You would probably be better off sending }in your membership application, waiting two weeks, and then calling, instead }of sending an order with the membership application. Since Rick F. said that }two weeks were needed to process an application, this means that my order }must have sat in some stack for quite some time. } }-- }Michael Niehaus UUCP: <backbones>!{iuvax,pur-ee}!bsu-cs!mithomas }Apple Student Rep ARPA: mithomas@bsu-cs.bsu.edu }Ball State University AppleLink: ST0374 (from UUCP: st0374@applelink.apple.com) I have a small different problem with APDA. I ordered a membership and MacWorkstation 3.1/Dialogue Builder/Event Handler at the same time with a credit card at the Developers conf in San Jose months ago... I got my membership materials last week.... I called about my Macworkstation order about 5 wks ago...They found my number and said MacWorkstation 3.1 wasn't out yet...I just called again...Now, they can't find my order! It was on the exact same bill as my membership! You figure it!! ================================================================== Phil Hunt "Wherever you go, there you are!!!" Digital Equipment Corporation Phone: (508)486-2164 ENET: VAXPHW::PHIL USENET: phil@vaxphw.dec.com MOREUSENET: phil%vaxphw.dec@decwrl.dec.com EVENMORE: ....!decwrl!dec-vaxphw!phil