Using & Programming The Macintosh 1984
Using & Programming the Macintosh, including 32 Ready-to-Run Programs is a 1984 book by Frederick Holtz, published by TAB Books as TAB book no. 1840. First edition; the hosted scan is the third printing. ISBN 0-8306-0840-0 (hardback) and 0-8306-1840-6 (paperback); Library of Congress QA76.8.M3H65 1984. The copyright page prints the card number as 84-8428; the Library of Congress record has 84-2428.[1][2] The Library of Congress record gives the extent as ix, 243 pages.[2]
Written in the Macintosh's first year, it introduces the machine, MacPaint, MacWrite and the Finder, then teaches programming in Microsoft BASIC, including graphics, files and reading the mouse, and ends with 32 type-in programs.[3] The scanned copy carries a library stamp of the U.S. Army Main Post Library, Fort Stewart, Georgia.[1]
Contents
[edit | edit source]Page numbers are from the book's contents list.[3]
- Acknowledgments, p. vii; Introduction, p. viii
- 1 An Evolution in the Microcomputer Market, p. 1
- 2 Using MacPaint, p. 20
- 3 Using MacWrite, p. 43
- 4 Using The Macintosh Finder, p. 68
- 5 Manipulating the Microsoft BASIC Screen, p. 86
- 6 Programming the Macintosh in Microsoft BASIC, p. 115
- 7 Programming Graphics in BASIC, p. 149
- 8 Macintosh Filekeeping, p. 168
- 9 Programming the Mouse, p. 178
- 10 Ready-to-Run Programs, p. 191
- Appendix A: ASCII Character Codes, p. 229; B: Non-ASCII Character Codes, p. 230; C: ImageWriter Printer Specifications, p. 231; D: ASCII, Binary, and Hexadecimal Print Codes, p. 234; E: More MacPaint Drawing Samples, p. 236; F: Bar Charts, p. 239
- Index, p. 242
What this book does not contain
[edit | edit source]It is a user's and programming book. Its only technical data is Appendix C, a table of ImageWriter printer specifications (print speed, character matrix, pitches, line spacing and feed).[4] It has no service procedures, schematics or electrical data; Apple's repair documentation is in Category:Apple Service Source. The hosted scan is 254 PDF pages, covers included.
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References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frederick Holtz, Using & Programming the Macintosh (TAB Books, 1984), cover, title page and copyright page (PDF pp. 1-5).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Open Library, Using & programming the Macintosh, including 32 ready-to-run programs, record OL2840573M, from Library of Congress catalogue data. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Holtz, Using & Programming the Macintosh, Contents, pp. v-vi (PDF pp. 6-7).
- ↑ Holtz, Using & Programming the Macintosh, Appendix C, p. 231 (PDF p. 241).