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Macintosh Programming Using MS-Basic 1985

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Macintosh Programming Using MS-BASIC 2.0 is a 1985 book by Richard C. Vile, Jr., published by TAB Books Inc. as TAB book No. 2621. The scan is of the first edition, first printing, copyright 1985. ISBN 0-8306-0321-2, and 0-8306-0221-6 for the paperback; Library of Congress QA76.8.M3V55 1985, card number 85-22218.[1] The Library of Congress record gives the extent as ix, 276 pages.[2]

The book teaches interactive programming in Microsoft BASIC 2.0 on the Macintosh (menus, windows, buttons, edit fields, dialogs, the mouse and QuickDraw graphics) through more than twenty type-in programs. Vile says he first titled it Interactive Programming. It assumes the reader knows BASIC. Section Three is a programmer's notebook with a chapter on bugs met while writing the programs, and Section Four has four partly finished applications: a cursor editor, a mouse kaleidoscope, a vocabulary quiz and a dialog designer.[3]

Contents

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Page numbers are from the book's table of contents.[4]

  • Acknowledgments, p. v; Program Titles, p. vi; Introduction, p. viii
  • Section 1, Getting Started, p. 1: 1 A Tour of MS-BASIC on the Mac, p. 1; 2 Programs, Programs, Programs, p. 7
  • Section 2, Learning the Ropes, p. 11: 3 Menu Trainer, p. 11; 4 Menu Maze, p. 18; 5 Prototype Menu Handler, p. 23; 6 Pretty Flashy, p. 29; 7 Window Trainer, p. 35; 8 Elevator, p. 46; 9 Pattern Maker, p. 52; 10 Address Book, p. 58; 11 Mouse Utilities, p. 62; 12 Quickdraw Trainer, p. 70; 13 Scribble and Video, p. 91; 14 Rose Patterns, p. 98; 15 Ups 'N Downs, p. 112; 16 Fancy MOUSE (0), p. 118; 17 Help File Generator, p. 124; 18 The Help File Support, p. 128
  • Section 3, A Programmer's Notebook, p. 132: 19 Please Take Note, p. 132; 20 Macintosh Programming Notes, p. 134; 21 Bugs, p. 156
  • Section 4, Applications, p. 162: 22 Cursor Editor, p. 162; 23 Mouse Kaleidoscope, p. 180; 24 Vocabulary Quiz, p. 204; 25 Dialog Designer, p. 219
  • Section 5, Keeping at It, p. 247: 26 Now It's Your Turn, p. 247; 27 Challenges Revisited, p. 251
  • Appendix A, Command/Program Cross Reference, p. 257; B, Program Highlights, p. 262; C, Help File Listings, p. 266; D, Feedback, p. 274
  • Index, p. 275

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 289 PDF pages, including the covers.

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Download: Macintosh_Programming_Using_MS-Basic_1985.pdf (94.3 MB)

References

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  1. ↑ Richard C. Vile, Jr., Macintosh Programming Using MS-BASIC 2.0 (TAB Books, 1985), cover and copyright page (PDF pp. 2-3).
  2. ↑ Open Library, Macintosh programming using MS-BASIC 2.0, record OL2540933M, from Library of Congress catalogue data. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  3. ↑ Vile, Macintosh Programming Using MS-BASIC 2.0, Introduction, pp. viii-ix, and chapter 1, p. 1.
  4. ↑ Vile, Macintosh Programming Using MS-BASIC 2.0, Contents (PDF pp. 4-5).
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