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In article <sXtTiQy00WB3IbtGJS@andrew.cmu.edu> aa0s+@andrew.cmu.edu (Adel Talaat Assaad) writes:

>I just received the first APDAlog from the "NEW & AMENDED" APDA run by
>Apple, and boy did I dislike what I saw. They charge membership, and THEN
>charge RETAIL for everything. Some prices went up 125% (TechNotes) and
>the shipping and handling charge makes it sound like you should have
>D. Trump's fortune to deal with them.

I'm inclined to agree. The price increases were a most unpleasant surprise.
On the other hand, I no longer have to wait weeks and weeks for my order to
be filled. I just placed an order with them a few days ago, and it arrived
yesterday.

>They specifically make you state that you are repesenting yourself as
>a "developer of computer software and/or hardware with substantial
>experience in computer programming (which I do) and in USING
>PROGRAMMER TOOLS AND UTILITIES (which I don't want to be)."

Don't worry about representations. My impression is that they just want you
to acknowledge that you know what you're getting into when you order one
of their products. A similar representation was included in the old APDA
application. They don't want people complaining about bugs in beta software.

>Incidentally, will the new TechAlliance cover the gap
TechAlliance will continue to sell third-party software and hardware, both
to professionals and to amateurs. In fact, they have substantially increased
their third-party line. Unfortunately, they won't be handling Apple label
products any more, which is what the changes are all about. Apple's APDA
has some third-party stuff, but the selection is very limited and their
prices are not attractive.

BTW: If you were a member of the old APDA, you should be receiving your first
issue of MacTech Quarterly about now. Mine came a day or two ago. It is a
substantially revised and expanded version of the old APDAlog. It includes
more articles than catalog, since it is trying to be a general purpose
delopers' magazine.

The bottom line is this: There is no more one stop shopping for developer
information and tools. If it has the Apple logo on it, you have to go to
Apple/APDA. Otherwise, TechAlliance is still preferred. I guess this means
eventually having to pay TWO $20 annual memberships :-(
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