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From: pasek@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM (Michael A. Pasek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: APDA?
Summary: APDA is NOT MacTech
Keywords: APDA MacTech
Message-ID: <1446@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM>
Date: 15 Aug 89 14:02:06 GMT
Expires: 21 Aug 89 04:00:00 GMT
References: <89081117530163@masnet.uucp> <840002@hpsad.HP.COM>
Reply-To: pasek@c10sd3.StPaul.NCR.COM (M. A. Pasek)
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In article <840002@hpsad.HP.COM> jsv@hpsad.HP.COM (Jeff Vetter) writes:
>  APDA is a great source of info for Mac programmers.  Product discounts
>  also are of interest to people like yourself.

I would say that APDA is a great source of info for Mac MARKETEERS.  However,
Apple products (such as MacTCP, MPW, etc.) are ONLY available from APDA, so
in that sense, it's worth it.
 
>
>  APDA merged with Apple computers Mac Tech developer group. 

APDA did NOT merge with Apple's MacTech developer group.  APDA USED to be
a function of the A.P.P.L.E. Co-op, until Apple decided that they didn't 
have enough control over what the Co-op said about Apple (my opinion).
Apple then TOOK OVER the APDA function from the Co-op, and apparently did
some legal manuevering (hence the name change from the A.P.P.L.E. Co-op to
MacTech).

> Their magazine "MacTech Quarterly is one of the most informative Macintosh
> magazines that I have come in contact with.  I don't have their number handy
> but if you want it, just send me a message and I will be happy to get it for
> you.
 
Again, MacTech Quarterly is NOT published by APDA, but by the people that
USED to be APDA.  I must agree with you that (from a programmer's perspective)
it is one of the most informative Macintosh magazines.  It has a lot of "how
it works" and "how to do" articles, where the APDAlog is more "boy do we have
lots of wonderful stuff to sell you" articles.

While I belong to both organizations, the ONLY reason I currently belong to
APDA is because it is the ONLY place to get "genuine" Apple products (as
noted above).

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