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Supplemental Reference Documents

For more information about the technologies mentioned in this developer note, you may wish to consult some of the following references.

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
Velocity Engine (AltiVec)
Mac OS X
Mac OS 9.2.2
I/O Kit
Open Firmware
RAM Expansion Modules
PC Card Manager
ATA Devices
USB Interface
FireWire Interface
Digital Visual Interface
Wireless Networks

Apple Technical Notes

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

Information is available on the World Wide Web at

http://www.apple.com/opengl

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://e-www.motorola.com/webapp/sps/site/taxonomy.jsp?nodeId=03M943030450467M98653

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 World Wide Web, 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 AltiVec site on the World Wide Web, at

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

Mac OS X

Mac OS X version 10.2 is installed by default on the PowerBook G4 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.

Mac OS 9.2.2

Mac OS 9.2.2 is also included with the PowerBook G4 computer. Programming information about Mac OS 9 is available on the World Wide Web at

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

You can find additional information in Apple Technical Notes at

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

I/O Kit

The I/O Kit is part of Darwin, the operating system foundation for Mac OS X. The documentation for I/O Kit is available on Apple’s Darwin website at

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

Open Firmware

The software architecture implemented on current Macintosh computers follows the standard defined by the Open Firmware IEEE 1274-1994 specification. Three Technical Notes provide an introduction to Open Firmware on the Macintosh platform. They are:

TN1061: Open Firmware, Part I, available at

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

TN1062: Open Firmware, Part II, available at

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

TN1044: Open Firmware, Part III, available at

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

Other Technical Notes provide additional information about Open Firmware on the Macintosh.

TN2000: PCI Expansion ROMs and You, at

http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn2000.html

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

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

TN2004: Debugging Open Firmware Using Telnet, available at

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

RAM Expansion Modules

The mechanical characteristics of the RAM SO-DIMM are given in JEDEC specification number JEDEC MO190-C. The specification can be found by using the search string MO190-C 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 JESD21-C on the Electronics Industry Association’s website at

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

The RAM DIMMs are required to be PC133 or PC100 compliant. Information about the PC133 and PC100 specifications is available from Intel’s website at

http://developer.intel.com/technology/memory/

PC Card Manager

For information about the CardBus and the PC Card Manager, refer to the CardBus DDK and the PC Card Manager SDK. The DDK and SDK are available on the Apple Developer World web page at

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

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 on the World Wide Web, 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 API can be found at

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

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

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

FireWire Interface

For additional information about the FireWire IEEE 1394 interface and the Apple API for FireWire software, refer to the resources available on the Apple FireWire website at

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

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

http://standards.ieee.org/reading/ieee/std_public/description/busarch/1394-1995_desc.html

You may also find useful information at the 1394 Trade Association’s website:

http://www.1394ta.org/

Digital Visual Interface

For information about transition minimized differential signaling (TMDS) used with digital video monitors, see the specification, Digital Visual Interface DVI Revision 1.0, available on the website of the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG) at

http://www.ddwg.org/

Wireless Networks

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

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

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