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From: JDA@NIHCU.BITNET (Doug Ashbrook)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re:  Apple Demos
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Date: 11 Jul 88 13:54:10 GMT
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>                                               BTW, I don't know how the
> distribution is going to be handled on this. The original idea was simply to
> mail it to developers. However, I want it sent to APDA as well. I don't know
> if electronic distribution is going to be done, as there is a LOT of source.
> Up and downloading would reduce this net to tears! (the programs were actually
> shorter, but some people in SW Engineering insisted that we comment the
> suckers...imagine!  :-)

Please realize that there are a lot of us who are not registered
developers, but who could still benefit from the Demos.  I do belong
to APDA and I feel that you *MUST* distribute it through them as a
minimum.  It would, however, be far better to post the files to
APPLE2-L.  I think that this would be important and useful enough
information to enough people to warrant the traffic.  I would also
suggest that you distribute the assembled (or compiled) binary files
in addition to the source.  Not all of us have every
assembler/compiler (I use TML Pascal with the Toolbox routines).  I
sometimes find it very helpful to be able to run the program while I
am looking at the source.

I think that you are working on a very important project, and I only
hope that you distribute the information to as many interested
parties as possible.  Remember, even though I am not a registered
developer, the more knowledgeable I am about the Apple, the more
hardware and software I am going to buy and the more I will tell my
friends about it.  Who knows, some day I might become registered!
:-)

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