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/* 1:01 pm  Feb  8, 1989 by ra_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu in comp.sys.mac */
> I find it interesting that Next is contrasted with APDA in this
> regard.  Next's tech docs cost $250 for the set.  Admittedly, they
> seem to consist of a huge amount of info, and may be worth the price.
> But they are clearly out of the hands of many "amateurs".

This is interesting.  I recently decided to begin some serious yet 
amateur programming.  I have tried to economize and always buy the best
bargains, but I would not skimp if it meant incomplete documentation:

Macintosh				NeXT

Inside Mac I, II, IV, V:     $110	Objective C compiler	$free
LightspeedC 2.15	      $95	Interface builder	$free
Mac Prog. Secrets (mistake)   $25	Documentation (1000+pp) $250
Turbo Pascal Prog (tutorial)  $25
Mactutor (3 issues)	      $12

		total:       $267				$250

With the NeXT box, you also end up with an interface builder.  The
automatic interface builders for the mac cost $100 or so, I believe.
So the NeXT box is cheaper to program than the macintosh, when you
think about it.  Furthermore, the interface builder is a double-edged
sword -- it (a) speeds up UI generation (extremely tedious work), and
(b) is a great teaching/learning aid for the beginning programmer.


Everyone knows the macintosh is too expensive to program.  Apple is
just exploiting this fact.