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Programming Primer for the Macintosh 1995

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Programming Primer for the Macintosh, Volume 1, is a book by John C. May and Judith B. Whittle, published by AP Professional, an imprint of Academic Press (a division of Harcourt Brace), Cambridge, Massachusetts, copyright 1995. ISBN 0-12-480621-X (book) and 0-12-480623-6 (disk); Library of Congress QA76.8.M3M3767 1994, card number 94-28289.[1][2] The book's numbered pages run to 287, after xiii pages of front matter.[3]

It is an introduction to Macintosh programming in C++ for beginners, with examples that build under either Symantec C++ or Metrowerks CodeWarrior. The back cover gives the requirements as a 68020 Macintosh with System 7, 4 MB of RAM and 20 MB of disk space; a floppy disk held the example source and public-domain utilities.[4] Chapter 1 surveys the Macintosh's history and its ports and peripherals before the programming chapters begin.[3]

Contents

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

  • Acknowledgments, p. xiii
  • Chapter 1: Introduction, p. 1
  • Chapter 2: The Development Environment, p. 15
  • Chapter 3: Creating a Simple Program with Symantec C++, p. 25
  • Chapter 4: A Review of C++, Mac Style, p. 37
  • Chapter 5: The Macintosh ROM, p. 67
  • Chapter 6: Mac Programs and System Software, p. 75
  • Chapter 7: Toolbox Managers, p. 91
  • Chapter 8: QuickDraw, p. 115
  • Chapter 9: Alerts and Dialogs, p. 155
  • Chapter 10: Memory Manager, p. 209
  • Chapter 11: Object-Oriented Programming, p. 223
  • Chapter 12: Debugging and Finder Resources, p. 251
  • Appendix A: Glossary, p. 273
  • Appendix B: Bibliography, p. 279
  • Index, p. 283

What this book does not contain

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It is a programming book. Its hardware content is the port and peripheral overview in Chapter 1; it has no service procedures, parts lists, schematics or electrical data. Apple's repair documentation is in Category:Apple Service Source. The hosted scan is 296 PDF pages including the covers; the disk is not included.

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References

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  1. ↑ John C. May and Judith B. Whittle, Programming Primer for the Macintosh, vol. 1 (AP Professional, 1995), title page and copyright page (PDF pp. 4-5).
  2. ↑ Open Library, Programming primer for the Macintosh, record OL1103292M, from Library of Congress catalogue data. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 May and Whittle, Programming Primer for the Macintosh, Contents, pp. v-xii (PDF pp. 6-13), and index (PDF pp. 289-293).
  4. ↑ May and Whittle, Programming Primer for the Macintosh, back cover (PDF p. 296).
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