Inside Macintosh: Devices /

Preface - About This Book

This book, Inside Macintosh: Devices, describes the parts of the Macintosh Operating System that allow you to directly control, manage, and communicate with internal and external hardware devices. It contains information you need to know to write applications and device drivers that interface with the Device Manager, Slot Manager, SCSI Manager, SCSI Manager 4.3, ADB Manager, Power Manager, and Serial Driver.

If you are new to programming for Macintosh computers, you should read books in the Inside Macintosh series for specific information about other aspects of the Macintosh Toolbox and the Macintosh Operating System. In particular, to benefit most from this book, you should already be familiar with the run-time environment of Macintosh applications, as described in the two books Inside Macintosh: Processes and Inside Macintosh: Memory.

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