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From: boidd@cruzio.com (Ethan)
Subject: Re: Ordering Apple Dylan Technology Release
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Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 16:45:10 GMT
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In article <kbradley-1212951315390001@kbradley-mac.us.oracle.com>,
kbradley@us.oracle.com (Kirk Bradley) wrote:

Ordered mine yesterday and got it today.... that's faster than the
Internet!  


In article <49vbre$cks@Yost.com>, yost@Yost.com (Dave Yost) wrote:

> In article <49q4td$r1k@pravda.cc.gatech.edu>, Lyman S. Taylor
<lyman@cc.gatech.edu> wrote:
> >In article <199512011735.JAA18762@apple.com>, Bill Cheng
<bcheng@apple.com> wrote:
> >>November 21, 1995
> >
> >>We are expecting to ship this release on December 15,1995. However,
> >>advanced orders can be placed to APDA  starting November 27, 1995. Its
> >>order # is M4724Z/A and is listed at $39.95.
> >
> > Actually, APDA didn't start taking orders until the 28th. I called 
> > on the 27th and was told to call back.  And when I did order, the release 
> > date was "maybe the end of the month".
> 
> They get the first shipment on the 15th, and they'll ship them
> immediately.  If you order today, they claim you'll get one from
> the first shipment because the first build is not complete yet.
> You may still be able to get in on the first shipment if you
> order as late as this Friday, the 8th.  They're not saying how
> many days or weeks it will be between the first and second
> shipments.
> 
> To order, call 800 282 2732
> 
> Dave Yost
>     @    .com

I ordered my copy on the 8th and it arrived on the 11th. :)

Its a VERY nice programming tool. Just from playing with the examples you
can see how much easier Apple Dylan is compared to C++.

My biggest complaint is the speed and size: A system with 32MB RAM is
prefered, and installation takes about 100MB. I have 16MB RAM and 15MB
free disk space. I am happy to say that it still runs, but it is  
sssslllllooowww!


boidd@cruzio.com
