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The Magic Of Macintosh Programming Graphics and Sound 1986

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The Magic of Macintosh: Programming Graphics and Sound is a 1986 book by William B. Twitty, published by Scott, Foresman and Company, Glenview, Illinois; copyright William B. Twitty and Pacific Systems, Inc. ISBN 0-673-18253-3; Library of Congress QA76.8.M3T84 1986, card number 86-3750.[1] The Library of Congress record gives the extent as 314 pages.[2]

Twitty's preface says the book introduces QuickDraw graphics and sound to programmers with no graphics background, explaining each idea with an example program. The examples are in Macintosh Pascal and use only the toolbox routines for graphics and sound. Chapters 7 and 8 go beyond QuickDraw into object drawing, spline curves and fractals. The preface names Programming the Macintosh: An Advanced Guide as the first book in the series.[3] Chapter 9 covers the Macintosh's square-wave, free-form and four-voice sound synthesizers.[4]

Contents

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Page numbers are from the book's contents list.[5]

  • Chapter 1: Unleashing the Magician, p. 1
  • Chapter 2: Drawing in Two Dimensions, p. 11
  • Chapter 3: Drawing Shapes and Patterns, p. 27
  • Chapter 4: Drawing Text, p. 49
  • Chapter 5: More Tools for the Magician, p. 69
  • Chapter 6: QuickDraw Coordinates and Data Structures, p. 101
  • Chapter 7: Drawing Objects, p. 119
  • Chapter 8: Splines and Fractals, p. 179
  • Chapter 9: Sound Magic, p. 227
  • Appendixes, p. 265: A QuickDraw Data Structures, p. 267; B QuickDraw Routines, p. 271; C Mouse Routines, p. 293; D Macintosh Pascal Window Routines, p. 295; E Sound Routines and Data Structures, p. 297
  • Glossary, p. 301; Bibliography, p. 305; Index, p. 307

What this book does not contain

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It is a programming book. It has no service procedures, schematics or electrical data for the Macintosh; Apple's repair documentation is in Category:Apple Service Source. The hosted scan is 323 PDF pages, covers included.

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Download: The_Magic_Of_Macintosh_Programming_Graphics_and_Sound_1986.pdf (23.3 MB)

References

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  1. ↑ William B. Twitty, The Magic of Macintosh: Programming Graphics and Sound (Scott, Foresman, 1986), title page and copyright page (PDF pp. 3-4).
  2. ↑ Open Library, The magic of Macintosh: programming graphics and sound, record OL2711013M, from Library of Congress catalogue data. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  3. ↑ Twitty, The Magic of Macintosh, Preface (PDF pp. 5-6).
  4. ↑ Twitty, The Magic of Macintosh, Chapter 9, p. 227 (PDF p. 231).
  5. ↑ Twitty, The Magic of Macintosh, Contents (PDF pp. 7-10).
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