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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
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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