Apple Computer Inc is to make it easier for developers to offer the Macintosh interface when providing networking services: the source code and object code licensing programme is intended to provide low-cost access to the AppleTalk networking software instead of having to write it from scratch; licensees will pay a one-time fee to join the programme, plus an annual maintenance fee; no royalty will be charged, and the one-time fee will be halved if the licensee agrees to offer AppleTalk as standard equipment in its end-user product; terms were not disclosed.