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- Contact: Jackie Promes
- (408) 974-3609
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- APPLE MAKES MACINTOSH PROGRAMMING
- EASIER FOR NEW DEVELOPERS
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- “Developer Resource Kit” and “Getting Started” Bundles
- Provide Low Cost, Self-Help Tools for Apple Developers
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- CUPERTINO, California—April 15, 1991—Apple Computer, Inc.’s Developer Group
- today announced the availability of the “Developer Resource Kit” and “Getting
- Started” bundles, cost-effective packages of self-help development support
- tools for people new to Macintosh® computer programming. Also announced today
- was the availability of AppleLink®, Apple’s online information and
- communication network, to any Apple development customer. These new
- self-support products are made available from Apple through APDA™ (Apple
- Programmers and Developers Association).
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- “These new tool bundles are a complete collection of Macintosh technical
- resources for both new and existing Macintosh developers,” said Kirk Loevner,
- director of the Apple Developer Group. “These bundles demonstrate Apple’s
- continued commitment to assisting developers in their initial and ongoing
- programming efforts.”
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- DEVELOPER RESOURCE KIT
- The Developer Resource Kit provides a complete bundle of the most valuable
- self-support tools from Apple’s library of development resources. Developers
- new to Apple programming, or any developer desiring up-to-date Apple
- development information and a connection to the Apple community, will find the
- resources they need to help keep them referenced and informed. The Developer
- Resource Kit includes such items as AppleLink, subscriptions to develop™,
- Apple’s quarterly technical journal, and APDAlog®, a quarterly product catalog,
- as well as coupons for free offers or discounts on future development product
- purchases. The individual resource tools contained in this kit provide
- developers a convenient and cost-effective bundle.
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- GETTING STARTED IN MACINTOSH PROGRAMMING
- For a limited time, C and Pascal programmers getting started in Macintosh
- computer programming can purchase specially priced third-party language and
- documentation bundles. For the C programmer, Apple offers Getting Started in
- Macintosh C Programming, a package containing THINK C v. 4.0, as well as four
- volumes of technical documentation. For the Pascal programmer, Apple has
- developed Getting Started in Macintosh Pascal Programming, which includes THINK
- Pascal v. 3.0, Just Enough Pascal and three volumes of technical documentation.
- THINK C and THINK Pascal from Symantec Corporation have been the popular choice
- for thousands of development customers getting started in Macintosh
- programming. Both Getting Started bundles are available through August 1,
- 1991.
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- APPLELINK
- For the first time, Apple developers and programmers can now subscribe to
- AppleLink through APDA. AppleLink provides a direct connection to the Apple
- community and access to technical and marketing information. Special bulletin
- boards offer access to development information and the opportunity to exchange
- ideas with other developers. AppleLink is currently available to U.S.
- developers only as a stand-alone product, or as part of the Developer Resource
- Kit.
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- AVAILABILITY AND DISTRIBUTION
- The Developer Resource Kit, the Getting Started bundles, and AppleLink are a
- available immediately from Apple through APDA. In the U.S., interested
- developers should call (800) 282-2732. In Canada, call (800) 637-0029.
- International developers, call (408) 562-3910.
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- CONTENTS AND PRICING
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- DEVELOPER RESOURCE KIT
- •AppleLink
- •Annual subscription to develop, Apple’s quarterly technical journal and CD
- •Annual subscription to APDAlog, Apple’s development products catalog
- •Developer University course catalog
- •Macintosh Directory of Development Services
- •Developer Resource Guide
- •Coupons for free offers or discounts on future development product purchases
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- with AppleLink (U.S.) $125 Part #R0014LL/A
- without AppleLink (U.S.) $90 Part #R0015LL/A
- without AppleLink (Outside U.S.) $110 Part #R0015ZP/A
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- GETTING STARTED BUNDLES
- Macintosh C Programming $250Part #B0473LL/A
- •THINK C v.4.0 (Symantec Corporation)
- •Macintosh C Programming Primer;
- Volumes 1-2, by Dave Mark and Cartwright Reed
- (Addison-Wesley Publishing Company)
- •Human Interface Guidelines, by Apple Computer, Inc. (Addison-Wesley)
- •Macintosh Programming Secrets, by Scott Knaster (Addison -Wesley)
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- Macintosh Pascal Programming $275 Part #B0472LL/A
- •THINK Pascal v. 3.0 (Symantec)
- •Just Enough Pascal (Symantec)
- •Macintosh Pascal Programming Primer;
- Volume 1, by Dave Mark and Cartwright Reed (Addison-Wesley)
- •Human Interface Guidelines, by Apple Computer, Inc. (Addison-Wesley)
- •Macintosh Programming Secrets, by Scott Knaster (Addison-Wesley)
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- AppleLink $70 Part #R0049LL/A
- •AppleLink software kit
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- NOTE: AppleLink connect charges are billed separately based on usage.
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- Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, AppleLink and APDAlog are registered
- trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. APDA and Develop are trademarks of Apple
- Computer, Inc. THINK is a trademark of Symantec Corporation.
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