Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!bellcore!faline!thumper!ulysses!andante!mit-eddie!ll-xn!ames!amdahl!pyramid!voder!apple!dan From: dan@apple.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: Hey! What about us, Mac+ users! Message-ID: <11507@apple.Apple.Com> Date: 2 Jun 88 20:13:45 GMT References: <11388@apple.Apple.Com> <523@sering.cwi.nl> Reply-To: dan@apple.UUCP (Dan Allen) Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA Lines: 35 Posted: Thu Jun 2 16:13:45 1988 I mentioned previously that the "party line" was to write Apps, not DAs. I should add that I am (personally), not of this "party". I very much sympathize with the many Mac Plus owners, and yes, for development in LightSpeed C or with Turbo Pascal or with MPW, MultiFinder does not work in 1 MB. (With Turbo 1.1, MF doesn't work no matter how much RAM you have.) Yes, all of the programmer's at work DO have Mac IIs, and yes, we DO forget about the many that have Mac Pluses. But after a recent trip that I made to the University of Michigan, I realized that VERY FEW people use Mac IIs, use MultiFinder, or have more than 1 MB of RAM. I sincerely hope that Apple does NOT require the use of MultiFinder until we can be assured that everyone in the Real World has 2 MB of RAM. Alternately, we could require MultiFinder if we could get MPW and HyperCard to each run in about 500K doing everything, but that just won't happen. If you have problems with these things, WRITE PEOPLE IN AUTHORITY AT APPLE AND COMPLAIN. If you have problems with anything to do with Developement software (using MPW, 32K global limits, MPW being a memory hog, etc.), write the head of Development Software. He does not read the net, but can be reached through AppleLink at THOMAS3 or write to him at: Jim Thomas Apple Computer 20525 Mariani MS 27E Cupertino, CA 95014 Or write Jean-Louie Gassee at the same address (leave off the mail stop). They need to hear. Dan Allen Software Explorer Apple Computer