[iJed]

Does anyone know if Apple will put the WWDC Panther preview in the developer mailing this year? I know they did not with 10.2 last year but you would expect them to want people to recompile their apps for the 64bit PPC 970 as soon as possible. Maybe we'll just get an updated set of developer tools instead.

[sandsl]

Doubt it, you'll have to be at WWDC to get the preview.

Can't wait until we get these 'new and improved' dev tools...come on Apple easy toolbar creation etc....

[Rickster]

Typically there's been an ADC mailing a few weeks after WWDC containing an updated seed for everybody, not just Seed Key holders.

[Thinine]

Not us Student Developers. We get nothing.

[Gul Banana]

I can testify to that:/ And I won't be able to afford a 64-bit machine for ages, either.

[ambush]

Well, for one, they did confirm that WWDC would bring new and updated DevTools. The Apple employee even went further. He said the current dev. tools looked like an unfinished product but that it was about to change at WWDC. This email is somewhere in the cocoa-dev archives.

From: "John C. Randolph" <[email protected]>
Date: Wed Jun 11, 2003 2:34:07 PM America/Montreal
To: Robert Sandilands <[email protected]>
Cc: Cocoa <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: troubling article

On Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at 08:25 AM, Robert Sandilands wrote:

Project Builder and Interface Builder looks like the classical example of a version 1.0 product. Great concepts but a lot of missing functionality.

I'll just mention that PB isn't finished, and everyone in the tools group here is intensely aware of that. Come to the Developer conference, and I think you'll like what you see ;-)

-jcr

John C. Randolph <[email protected]> (408) 974-8819
Sr. Cocoa Software Engineer,
Apple Worldwide Developer Relations
http://developer.apple.com/cocoa/index.html

[Angus_D]

Originally posted by Thinine:
Not us Student Developers. We get nothing.

Except for the final version for free.

[MadBrowser]

The FAQ at developer.apple.com says that Select and Premiere devs will get Panther Preview CDs in the mail.

[b3b0p]

Originally posted by Angus_D:
Except for the final version for free.

Is this true? Where does it say this? I am a student ADC Member (paid my $99 fee that is). I just assumed I would have to pay for it.

Thanks,
Chris

[Angus_D]

Originally posted by b3b0p:
Is this true? Where does it say this? I am a student ADC Member (paid my $99 fee that is). I just assumed I would have to pay for it.

http://developer.apple.com/students/ADC_Students.pdf says:

Students receive up-to-date Mac OS system software upon commercial release.

[iJed]

Originally posted by b3b0p:
Is this true? Where does it say this? I am a student ADC Member (paid my $99 fee that is). I just assumed I would have to pay for it.

Thanks,
Chris

Yeah I can confirm this too. I've been sent 10.1.something, 10.2.0 and 10.2.3 since I paid for a student account. However don't expect to get anything before (or even on) the release data. It can take up to a month for Apple to send the release. Makes you wonder if they actually want students updating their apps for the new OS release. Still ADC student account is one excellent buy if you're interested in developing stuff.

[b3b0p]

Thanks. I guess I won't be buying it on release day. Just wait for it in the mail. I did receive 10.2.3 in the mail shortly after joining the student ADC. But was not sure about a major upgrade like 10.3.

Thanks,
Chris