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Foundations of Mac Programming 1995

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Foundations of Mac Programming is a 1995 book by Dan Parks Sydow, published by IDG Books Worldwide of Foster City, California, ISBN 1-56884-349-6, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 95-81091. The cover strapline is "Mac & Power Mac Programming in C", and the book came with a CD. Its technical reviewer was Peter Ferrante of Apple Computer.[1] The Library of Congress record gives the extent as xxvi, 725 pages.[2]

It covers Macintosh and Power Macintosh application development in C, from resources, memory and the event loop through menus, windows, dialogs and text to colour, sound, QuickTime, files and printing. Appendices cover PowerPC programming and Apple's planned Copland operating system.[3]

Contents

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Page numbers are from the book's contents list.[3]

  • Introduction, p. 1
  • Part I, Introduction to Mac Programming Concepts, p. 7
    • Chapter 1: Overview of Mac Programming, p. 9
    • Chapter 2: Resources, p. 51
    • Chapter 3: Memory, p. 99
  • Part II, Programming Fundamentals, p. 133
    • Chapter 4: Drawing, p. 135
    • Chapter 5: Events, p. 167
    • Chapter 6: Menus, p. 189
    • Chapter 7: Windows, p. 229
    • Chapter 8: Dialogs, p. 269
    • Chapter 9: Text, p. 323
  • Part III, Multimedia: Graphics, Sound, and Movies, p. 361
    • Chapter 10: QuickDraw Graphics, p. 363
    • Chapter 11: Programming With Color, p. 395
    • Chapter 12: Color and the Macintosh Interface, p. 423
    • Chapter 13: Sound, p. 451
    • Chapter 14: QuickTime, p. 503
  • Part IV, Files and Printing, p. 593
    • Chapter 15: Files, p. 595
    • Chapter 16: Printing, p. 643
  • Appendix A: PowerPC Programming, p. 669
  • Appendix B: Copland Programming, p. 675
  • Appendix C: What's on the CD?, p. 681
  • Index, p. 683

What this book does not contain

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It is a programming book. It has no service procedures, parts lists, schematics or electrical data for the Macintosh; Apple's repair documentation is in Category:Apple Service Source. The hosted scan is 756 pages, including the covers, publisher's advertising, licence and reply-card pages; the CD is not included.

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References

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  1. ↑ Dan Parks Sydow, Foundations of Mac Programming (IDG Books Worldwide, 1995), cover, copyright page, About the Author, Acknowledgments and Credits (PDF pp. 1, 5-9).
  2. ↑ Open Library, Foundations of Mac programming, record OL824698M, from Library of Congress catalogue data. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sydow, Foundations of Mac Programming, Contents Overview and Contents (PDF pp. 10-30).
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