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Supplemental Reference Documents

This section contains additional information about the technologies mentioned in this developer note by providing references to helpful websites.

For information about older models of Macintosh computers, refer to the developer notes archive at:

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/HardwareDrivers/index.html

In this section:

Apple Technical Notes
3D Graphics
PowerPC G4 Microprocessor
Mac OS X
Velocity Engine (AltiVec)
Open Firmware
RAM Expansion Modules
ATA Devices
USB Interface
FireWire 400 Interface
Target Disk Mode
Wireless Networks
Bluetooth

Apple Technical Notes

Apple Technical Notes answer many specific questions about the operation of Macintosh computers and the Mac OS. The technical notes are available on the website at

http://developer.apple.com/technotes/

3D Graphics

Developers of 3D graphics for games should know about OpenGL for Macintosh¬®, a new version of SGI’s application programming interface (API) and software library for 3D graphics.

General information on OpenGL is available on the World Wide Web at

http://www.opengl.org

Developer support and documentation is available at

http://developer.apple.com/opengl/

PowerPC G4 Microprocessor

Information about the PowerPC G4 microprocessor is available on the World Wide Web at

http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/homepage.jsp?nodeId=0162468rH3bTdG

Mac OS X

Mac OS X version 10.2 is installed by default on the PowerBook G4 –12 inch computer. For access to Apple’s developer documentation for Mac OS X, see the Apple Developer Connection (ADC) website at

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/index.html

O'Reilly & Associates publishes a series of books about Mac OS X development. The books in this series have been technically reviewed by Apple engineers and are recommended by the Apple Developer Connection.

Velocity Engine (AltiVec)

Velocity Engine is Apple’s name for the AltiVec vector processor in the PowerPC G4 microprocessor. Apple provides support for developers who are starting to use the Velocity Engine in their applications. Documentation, development tools, and sample code are available on the Apple website, at

http://developer.apple.com/hardwaredrivers/ve/index.html

and

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Performance/Conceptual/vDSP/vDSP_Library.pdf

AltiVec Technology Programming Environments Manual (AltiVec PEM) is a reference guide for programmers. It contains a description for each instruction and information to help in understanding how the instruction works. You can obtain a copy of the AltiVec PEM through the Motorola documentation site on the World Wide Web, at

http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/overview.jsp?nodeId=02VS0l81285Nf2

Open Firmware

Three technical notes provide an introduction to Open Firmware on the Macintosh platform. They are:

TN1061: Open Firmware, Part I, available on the technical note web site at

http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn1061.html

TN1062: Open Firmware, Part II, available on the technical note web site at

http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn1062.html

TN1044: Open Firmware, Part III, available on the technical note web site at

http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn1044.html

TN2001: Running Files from a Hard Drive in Open Firmware, at

http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn2001.html

Another technical note tells how to debug open firmware code. Please refer to TN2004: Debugging Open Firmware Using Telnet, available on the technical note web site at

http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn2004.html

RAM Expansion Modules

The mechanical characteristics of the RAM DDR SO-DIMM are given in JEDEC specification number JESD95. The specification can be found by using the search string JESD95 on the Electronics Industry Association’s website at

http://www.jedec.org/DOWNLOAD/default.cfm

The electrical characteristics of the RAM SO-DIMM are given in JEDEC Standard 21-C. The specification can be found by using the search string JESD-21C on the Electronics Industry Association’s website at

http://www.jedec.org/DOWNLOAD/default.cfm

ATA Devices

ATA (AT Attachment), also referred to as integrated drive electronics (IDE), is a standard interface used with storage devices such as hard disk drives. For more information on ATA, refer to the following Apple website at

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Hardware/DeviceManagers/ata/ata.html

ATA Manager 4.0 supports driver software for internal IDE drives and includes DMA support. For the latest information about ATA Manager 4.0, see Technical Note TN1098, ATA Device Software Guide Additions and Corrections, available on the World Wide Web at

http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn1098.html

The web page for Technical Note TN1098 includes a link to a downloadable copy of ATA Device Software Guide.

Information about the ATA standards is available at the Technical Committee T13 AT Attachment website, at

http://www.t13.org/

USB Interface

For more information about USB on Macintosh computers, refer to Apple Computer’s Mac OS USB DDK API Reference. Information is also available at

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Hardware/DeviceManagers/usb/usb.html

USB game controllers are supported by the InputSprocket component of the Apple Games Sprockets software architecture. InputSprocket software and information about the InputSprocket APIs can be found at

http://developer.apple.com/games/

For full specifications of the Universal Serial Bus, refer to the USB Implementation Forum on the World Wide Web, at:

http://www.usb.org/developers/docs

FireWire 400 Interface

For additional information about the FireWire 400 IEEE 1394a interface and the Apple APIs for FireWire software, refer to the resources available on the Apple FireWire web site at:

http://developer.apple.com/hardwaredrivers/firewire/

The IEEE 1394a standard is available from the IEEE. Ordering information can be found on the World Wide Web at

http://shop.ieee.org/store/

Useful information is also available at the 1394 Trade Association’s web site:

http://www.1394ta.org/

Target Disk Mode

For more information about target disk mode, see the section “Target Mode” in TN1189: The Monster Disk Driver Technote. The technical note is available on the website at

http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn1189.html

Wireless Networks

More information about Wi-Fi and wireless networks using the IEEE 802.11 standard is available on the web site of the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance, at

http://www.wirelessethernet.org/OpenSection/

Bluetooth

For more information regarding Bluetooth technology, refer to the following locations on the World Wide Web.

Bluetooth specification:

http://www.bluetooth.com/

Bluetooth SIG:

http://www.bluetooth.org

Bluetooth developer tools on the Apple web site at:

http://developer.apple.com/hardwaredrivers/bluetooth/

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