Attention Developers!

[devsupport@applelink.apple.com (Developer Support Center)]

Apple Computer, Inc. assigns file type and auxiliary type combinations to
developers who wish unique file identification by directory entry.  Many
hundreds of assignments have been made since this program began in 1988,
and
developer cooperation is one reason the Apple II community today has an
understandable situation instead of a mishmash of stolen or misused file
types
and auxiliary types.  Without this cooperation, identification except by
file
name would not be possible.

Apple makes all assignments privately, so as not to "preannounce" any
developer's product.  That means Apple relies on developers to inform Apple
when their product is actually shipping, so the assignment can be printed
and
included in such products as the File Type Descriptor files with the system
software.  A notice to this effect is included with every file type
assignment, and has been for years.

However, as of this writing there are well over ONE HUNDRED assigned file
type
and auxiliary type combinations in Apple's database marked "private."  In
all
such cases, Developer Support has never learned whether the product for
which
the assignments were made is shipping or not.  In some cases, we've listed
assignments for products we've seen advertised even though we weren't
informed
they were shipping -- but we don't see advertisements for all products, by
a
long shot.

IMPORTANT:

If you or your company has _ever_ received a file and auxiliary type
assignment
from Apple Computer, and if your files do not show up by their real "Kind"
in
the System 6.0 Finder, please write to DEVSUPPORT on AppleLink
(DEVSUPPORT@applelink.apple.com on Internet) and inform us which
assignments
correspond to shipping products.

DO NOT ASSUME DEVSUPPORT KNOWS.  We most likely do -not- know your product
is
shipping.  Even if you think you've told us, tell us again.

Your notice must be recieved by November 30th, 1992, or your products'
identification will not be included in System Software 6.0.1.  This is not
a
statement about when 6.0.1 will ship, just about when we must update the
databases in question.

Again:  Write to DEVSUPPORT and tell them your product is shipping if it is
and
you received a file type/auxiliary type assignment from Apple Computer.

If reading this on a newsgroup, you can reply by mail to this message, but
please do not post replies or send mail to any address other than
DEVSUPPORT on
AppleLink -- we can't guarantee such messages will be recieved.  If you
don't
have access to AppleLink or Internet, send US Mail to:

Apple II File Type Assignments
Apple Computer, Inc.
20525 Mariani Ave.  MS: 75-3T
Cupertino, CA  95014

Thank you for your attention.  Please feel free to repost this message in
other
places, but please do not alter it in any way.

Developer Support Center
Apple Computer, Inc.