For Immediate Release

Apple Launches New Student Developer Program

Worldwide Push to Attract Next-Generation Macintosh Developers Rolled Out
at CAUSE

CAUSE, SEATTLE, Washington--Dec. 9, 1998--Apple Computer, Inc. today
announced a new program aimed at attracting more students to develop
Macintosh software, hardware, add-on devices, and Internet-savvy
applications. The Apple Developer Connection (ADC) Student Program gives
higher education students around the world affordable access to the tools
and technical resources they need to begin developing the next-generation
of Macintosh products.

"This is the first time Apple has reached out to the next wave of software
and hardware pioneers who are currently learning their craft in colleges
and universities around the world," said Clent Richardson, Apple's vice
president of worldwide developer relations. "Bringing students into the
Macintosh development community today spurs continued innovation on the Mac
platform."

As part of the program, participants receive a Student Orientation Kit
which includes a customized Tools Sampler CD. The CD contains essential
software for developing great Macintosh and Internet applications,
including full versions of CodeWarrior Academic for Java from Metrowerks
Corp., and Macintosh Programmer's Workshop from Apple. The CD also contains
demo versions of 4th Dimension from ACI US, Inc., BBEdit from Bare Bones
Software, Inc., AppMaker from Bowers Development Corp., CodeWarrior Lite
from Metrowerks, Installer VISE from MindVision Software, REALbasic from
REAL Software, Inc., MachTen CodeBuilder from Tenon Intersystems, and Tools
Plus libraries + framework from Water's Edge Software.

The program also includes a subscription to the Apple Developer Connection
student mailing; discounts on developer events, including Apple's annual
Worldwide Developers Conference; as well as special deals on tools and
developer-related materials from Apple and third parties, such as MacTech
magazine.

Students around the world can join the ADC Student Program today via
Apple's website (http://developer.apple.com/programs/students.html). The
cost of the program is U.S. $99 per year. Students who sign up before
January 31, 1999 receive U.S. $10 off the standard annual fee, and the
first 100 students to sign up receive a copy of FileMaker Pro Developer
Edition from FileMaker, Inc.

Apple Computer, Inc. ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s
with the Apple II, and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with
the Macintosh. Apple is now recommitted to its original mission--to bring
the best personal computing products and support to students, educators,
designers, scientists, engineers, businesspersons and consumers in over 140
countries around the world.