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Leopard Technical Notes: Legacy Documents
Code written to run in Mac OS 9 and earlier versions of the Mac OS can be updated to run in Mac OS X. The easiest way to do this is by using the Carbon framework, which has many managers and functions similar to their Mac OS 9 equivalents. Documentation for Mac OS 9 and earlier APIs is provided to aid in this effort.
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10+ Commandments (HTML)
OV13.
Unsupported 1993-06-01
32-Bit QuickDraw: Version 1.2 Features (HTML)
QD01.
Unsupported 1990-04-01
8*24 GC QuickDraw and Deaccelerated CopyBits (HTML)
QD16.
Unsupported 1991-02-01
_PBClose the Barn Door (HTML)
DV13.
Unsupported 1990-06-01
_StripAddress: The Untold Story (HTML)
ME06.
Unsupported 1995-11-01
A/ROSE & MCP Card Q&As (HTML)
PT505.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
A/UX 2.0 Compatibility Guidelines (HTML)
PT08.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
A5 Within Trap Patches - Don't Depend on It (HTML)
OV14.
Unsupported 1986-06-01
Absolute Pointing Device Memory Structure (HTML)
DV01.
Unsupported 1990-02-01
Access & the Power Manager:Headaches & Cures (HTML)
TN1039.
Unsupported 1996-04-01
ADB - The Untold Story: Space Aliens Ate My Mouse (HTML)
HW01.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
ADBReInit on the SE with System 4.1: Don't Call It (HTML)
HW02.
Unsupported 1987-07-01
AOCE SMPReadContent Function (HTML)
NW27.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
Apple Desktop Bus Q&As (HTML)
HW505.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
AppleTalk Filing Protocol Q&As (HTML)
NW510.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
AppleTalk Transaction Protocol Q&As (HTML)
NW530.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
ARA GetUserPortGlobalsPtr Call (HTML)
NW26.
Unsupported 1993-05-01
ASP and AFP Description Discrepancies (HTML)
NW04.
Unsupported 1988-08-01
Boot Blocks (HTML)
DV03: Warns that Boot Block form and function will change and describes undocumented Boot Blocks features.
Deprecated 1987-03-01
Break/CTS Device Driver Event Structure (HTML)
HW04.
Unsupported 1986-12-01
Bundles (HTML)
TB01.
Unsupported 1988-11-01
Bus Error Handlers (HTML)
DV04.
Unsupported 1991-02-01
CD Remote Database Format (HTML)
DV25.
Unsupported 1994-02-01
CD-ROM Driver Calls (HTML)
DV22: Discusses public interface to Apple CD-ROM driver and supersedes information in AppleCD SC Developer's Guide.
Deprecated 2000-08-14
CD-ROM Notes (Most Excellent) (HTML)
DV18.
Unsupported 1991-02-01
CD-ROM Q&As (HTML)
DV505.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
'CDEF' Parameters and Bugs (HTML)
TB31.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
Changes in International Utilities and Resources (HTML)
TE06.
Unsupported 1987-07-01
Checking for Specific Functionality (HTML)
OV02.
Unsupported 1987-09-01
Chooser Enhancements (HTML)
OV01.
Unsupported 1988-08-01
CMOS On Macintosh LC PDS (HTML)
HW07.
Unsupported 1991-02-01
Color Picker 2.1 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1100.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
Color Printing (HTML)
PR01.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
Color, Windows and 7.0 (HTML)
TB33.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
Command-Shift-Number Keys (HTML)
OS01.
Unsupported 1985-03-01
Communications Toolbox Overview Q&As (HTML)
CM505.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
Compatibility Guidelines (HTML)
OV03.
Unsupported 1986-01-01
Compatibility: Why & How (HTML)
OV04.
Unsupported 1987-02-01
The Compleat Guide To SimpleText (HTML)
TN1005.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
Component Manager Q&As (HTML)
TB505.
Unsupported 1993-05-01
Control Strip Modules (HTML)
OS06.
Unsupported 1994-07-01
Cooperating with the Coprocessor (HTML)
HW22.
Unsupported 1989-06-01
Coping With VM and Memory Mappings (HTML)
ME09.
Unsupported 1991-02-01
Creating Desktop Printers on the Fly (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1131.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
Cursor Components (HTML)
TN1196.
Unsupported 2000-04-01
Customizing Desktop Printer Utility (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1113.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
Debugging Tips (HTML)
OV15.
Unsupported 1986-04-01
Debugging With PurgeMem and CompactMem (HTML)
OV09.
Unsupported 1985-10-01
Decomposing a QuickDraw GX Mapping (HTML)
TN1054.
Unsupported 1996-07-01
The Desktop File's Outer Limits (HTML)
OV05.
Unsupported 1988-08-01
Desktop Manager Q&As (HTML)
TB520.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
Device Management Overview Q&As (HTML)
DV520.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
Device Manager Q&As (HTML)
DV515.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
Device-Independent Printing (HTML)
PR02.
Unsupported 1987-05-01
Disabling Interrupts on the Traditional Mac OS (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1137.
Unsupported 1998-08-01
Docking Manager Q&As (HTML)
DV526.
Unsupported 1993-05-01
The Download Manager (HTML)
TN1169.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
Drawing Characters into a Narrow GrafPort (HTML)
TE01.
Unsupported 1986-01-01
Driver Education (HTML)
DV23.
Unsupported 1990-08-01
Drivers & DAs in Need of (a Good) Time (HTML)
DV19.
Unsupported 1989-08-01
Event Manager Q&As (HTML)
TB530.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
Every Picture [Comment] Tells Its Story, Don't It? (HTML)
QD06.
Unsupported 1987-11-01
Extension Manager 4.0 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1091.
Unsupported 1997-01-01
File Manager Overview Q&As (HTML)
FL520.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
File Mapping in Mac OS 9.1 (HTML)
TN2011.
Unsupported 2001-01-25
FindDItem (HTML)
TB08.
Unsupported 1987-03-01
Finder Notes: "Get Info" Default & Icon Masks (HTML)
OV06.
Unsupported 1987-07-01
Finding Drivers in the Unit Table (HTML)
DV06.
Unsupported 1986-02-01
Font Height Tables (HTML)
TE22.
Unsupported 1986-04-01
Font Manager Q&As (HTML)
TE505.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
Font Names (HTML)
TE04.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
Gestalt & _SysEnvirons - A Never-Ending Story (HTML)
OV16.
Unsupported 1987-05-01
GetNextEvent; Blinking Apple Menu (HTML)
TB11.
Unsupported 1986-08-01
Giving the (Desk)Hook to INITs (HTML)
OS02.
Unsupported 1989-08-01
Glue Code: It Gets You Out of Sticky Situations (HTML)
PT14.
Unsupported 1993-05-01
Graphics Devices Manager Q&As (HTML)
DV530.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
Handles VS Pointers - Identity Crisis (HTML)
ME02.
Unsupported 1987-09-01
Hard Disk Hacking (HTML)
DV08.
Unsupported 1987-09-01
HFS Elucidations Revisited (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1089.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
High-Level Control and Status Calls: When a Good Call Goes Bad (HTML)
DV09.
Unsupported 1990-02-01
How To Produce Continuous Sound Without Clicking (HTML)
TB03.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
ImageWriter II Paper Motion (HTML)
PR17.
Unsupported 1986-04-01
Inside Macintosh: Devices, Power Manager Addenda (HTML)
TN1046.
Unsupported 1996-05-01
Inside Macintosh: PowerPC System Software Errata (HTML)
IMERRATA05.
Unsupported 1994-10-01
Internationalization Checklist (HTML)
OV20.
Unsupported 1993-06-01
JIS Keyboard Support in Mac OS 8 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1152.
Unsupported 1999-02-01
The Joy Of Being 32-Bit Clean (HTML)
OV11.
Unsupported 1988-10-01
Keyboard Resource Q&As (HTML)
TE515.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
Large-Screen Display Compatibility (HTML)
OV07.
Unsupported 1986-11-01
LaserWriter 8.5.1: The Extended 'PAPA' Resource (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1115.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
LaserWriter Utility Q&As (HTML)
QD525.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
'LDEF' Madness (HTML)
TB13.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
Life With Font/DA Mover--Desk Accessories (HTML)
PT19.
Unsupported 1985-04-01
Link Access Protocol Q&As (HTML)
NW545.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
List Manager Q&As (HTML)
TB545.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
Loading Components Bug (HTML)
QT02.
Unsupported 1992-12-01
LW 8.5.1 CopyBits Support: Transparent and Clipped Images (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1114.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
Mac OS 7.6 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1090.
Unsupported 1997-01-01
Mac OS 7.6.1 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1096.
Unsupported 1998-11-01
Mac OS 8 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1102.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
Mac OS 8.1 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1121.
Unsupported 1998-01-01
Mac OS 8.5 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1142.
Unsupported 1998-10-01
Mac OS 8.6 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1163.
Unsupported 1999-05-01
Mac OS 9 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1176.
Unsupported 2000-04-01
Mac OS 9.0.4 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1194.
Unsupported 2000-04-01
Mac OS 9.1 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN2010.
Unsupported 2001-01-18
MacApp Q&As (HTML)
PT530.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
MacinTalk - The Final Chapter (HTML)
PT22.
Unsupported 1990-02-01
Macintosh Memory Configurations (HTML)
HW25.
Unsupported 1987-11-01
Macintosh Plus Pinouts (HTML)
HW10.
Unsupported 1986-01-01
Macintosh Portable ROM Expansion (HTML)
HW13.
Unsupported 1989-10-01
MacPaint Document Format (HTML)
PT24.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
MacTCP Q&As (HTML)
NW550.
Unsupported 1998-06-01
Math Function Q&As (HTML)
OS510.
Unsupported 1992-12-01
MaxApplZone and MoveHHi from Assembly Language (HTML)
ME03.
Unsupported 1987-01-01
Memory Manager Q&As (HTML)
ME505.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
Monitor Depth : Gimmie Depth Or Gimmie Death (HTML)
DV10.
Unsupported 1990-04-01
The Monster Disk Driver Technote (HTML)
TN1189.
Unsupported 1999-11-01
Movable Modal Dialogs (HTML)
TB34.
Unsupported 1991-08-01
Movie Toolbox Q&As (HTML)
QT510.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
MPW C++ Q&As (HTML)
PT555.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
MultiFinder and _SetGrowZone (HTML)
ME10.
Unsupported 1989-06-01
MultiFinder Revisited: The 6.0 System (HTML)
OV17.
Unsupported 1988-08-01
The New Memory Manager and You (HTML)
ME14.
Unsupported 1993-12-01
New Resource Manager Calls (HTML)
TB16.
Unsupported 1988-10-01
Notification Manager Q&As (HTML)
PS505.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
NuBus Expansion Interface Q&As (HTML)
HW520.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
NuBus Interrupt Latency (I Was a Teenage DMA Junkie) (HTML)
HW16.
Unsupported 1988-12-01
Of Time and Space and _CopyBits (HTML)
QD21.
Unsupported 1990-06-01
On Changes to QuickTime Conferencing Components: New Error Codes, Behavior & Methods of Retrieving Errors (HTML)
TN1045.
Unsupported 1996-05-01
On Multiple Inheritance & HandleObjects (HTML)
TN1009.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
On Power Macintosh Interrupt Management (HTML)
TN1001.
Unsupported 1995-10-01
On the Importance of Print Testing: A Brief Checklist (HTML)
TN1027.
Unsupported 1996-02-01
Opening the Serial Driver (HTML)
DV11.
Unsupported 1989-08-01
Our Checksum Bounced (HTML)
DV12.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
Packages in Mac OS 9 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1188.
Unsupported 1999-10-01
Palette Manager Tidbits (HTML)
TN1024.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
Parameters for MDEF Message #3 (HTML)
TB36.
Unsupported 1987-11-01
Pascal Routines Passed by Pointer (HTML)
PT30.
Unsupported 1985-07-01
PBHSetVol is Dangerous (HTML)
FL11.
Unsupported 1995-11-01
Pictures and Clip Regions (HTML)
QD11.
Unsupported 1986-01-01
pIdle Proc (or how to let users know what's going on during print time...) (HTML)
PR22.
Unsupported 1991-04-01
Power Management & PC Card Manager 3.0 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1099.
Unsupported 1997-07-01
Power Manager Q&As (HTML)
DV545.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
PowerBook Miscellanea (Cold Serial in the Morning) (HTML)
HW28.
Unsupported 1992-10-01
PrGeneral (HTML)
PR07.
Unsupported 1987-05-01
A Printing Loop That Cares - The Sequel (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1092.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
The Printing Plug-ins Manager (HTML)
TN1170.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
PrintMonitor Q&As (HTML)
PR520.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
The Problem with & (Simple) Fix to Purgeable WDEFs (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1082.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
Problem with WaitNextEvent in MultiFinder 1.0 (HTML)
TB28.
Unsupported 1987-11-01
Process Manager Q&As (HTML)
PS510.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
Processors & General Logic Q&As (HTML)
HW535.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
Projector Q&As (HTML)
PT580.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
QuickDraw GX 'rdip' Resources: The Number of the Beast (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1093.
Unsupported 1997-02-01
QuickDraw GX MappingLibrary.c: Its Uses and Limitations (HTML)
TN1037.
Unsupported 1996-04-01
Reserved Resource Types (HTML)
TB21.
Unsupported 1985-05-01
Resource in CDEV? (HTML)
OV18.
Unsupported 1992-02-01
Resource Manager Tips (HTML)
TB23.
Unsupported 1986-06-01
Resources Contained in the Desktop File (HTML)
TB06.
Unsupported 1985-05-01
Routing Table Maintenance Protocol Q&As (HTML)
NW575.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
Script Manager's Pixel2Char Routine (HTML)
TE12.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
SCSI Bugs (HTML)
DV14.
Unsupported 1987-07-01
SCSI Manager Q&As (HTML)
DV550.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
Serial GPi (General-Purpose Input) (HTML)
DV16.
Unsupported 1991-02-01
Serial PollProc (HTML)
DV21.
Unsupported 1992-06-01
SetLineWidth Revealed (HTML)
PR12.
Unsupported 1987-11-01
Setting and Restoring A5 (HTML)
OV10.
Unsupported 1988-08-01
'SICN' Tired of Large Icons in Menus? (HTML)
TB26.
Unsupported 1989-08-01
Sleep Queue Tasks (HTML)
HW31.
Unsupported 1993-05-01
Slot Interrupt Prio-Technics (HTML)
HW20.
Unsupported 1989-10-01
Slot Manager Q&As (HTML)
DV560.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
Smoothing Fonts (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1149.
Unsupported 1999-01-01
SNMP Transports (HTML)
NW22.
Unsupported 1993-06-01
Some Sound Advice: Getting the Most Out of the Sound Manager (HTML)
TN1048.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
Sony Driver: What Your Sony Drives For You (HTML)
DV17.
Unsupported 1990-04-01
Sound Manager Q&As (HTML)
TB570.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
Stand-Alone Code, ad nauseam (HTML)
PT35.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
Stationery Pads (HTML)
OV19.
Unsupported 1999-04-01
Strip With _OpenResFile and _OpenRFPerm (HTML)
TB38.
Unsupported 1989-04-01
Suppliers for Macintosh II Board Developers (HTML)
HW03.
Unsupported 1987-07-01
System 7.5 Update 2.0; System 7.5.3 (HTML)
TN1017.
Unsupported 1996-04-01
System 7.5.3 Revision 2 (HTML)
TN1050.
Unsupported 1996-06-01
System 7.5.5 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1069.
Unsupported 1996-09-01
System Software Utility Q&As (HTML)
PT595.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
Text Services Manager Q&As (HTML)
TE531.
Unsupported 1993-05-01
TextEdit EOL Ambiguity (HTML)
TE18.
Unsupported 1987-05-01
TextEdit Record Size Limitations Revisited (HTML)
TE24.
Unsupported 1989-06-01
Time Manager Q&As (HTML)
PS520.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
Translation Manager 1.1 (HTML)
TB41.
Unsupported 1994-06-01
Understanding Open Transport Memory Management (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1128.
Unsupported 2001-01-09
Understanding PackBits (HTML)
TN1023.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
Understanding the SerialDMA Driver (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1018.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
Understanding Type 11 & No FPU Installed Errors on the Power Macintosh (HTML)
TN1011.
Unsupported 1995-10-01
Unknown Sound Features (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1108.
Unsupported 1997-10-01
Using Low-Level Printing Calls With AppleTalk ImageWriters (HTML)
PR06.
Unsupported 2000-08-14
VIA IC Q&As (HTML)
HW550.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
Video Hardware Q&As (HTML)
HW555.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
Virtual Memory Q&As (HTML)
ME515.
Unsupported 1990-10-01
Write Cache Flushing: Techniques for Properly Handling System Shutdown (HTML)
TN1040.
Unsupported 1996-04-01
Writing Custom Hoses for LaserWriter 8.6 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1144.
Unsupported 2000-08-14