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Introduction to iBook Developer Note

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Organization of This Document

This developer note gives a technical description of the iBook. The note provides information about the computer’s internal design, input-output features, and expansion capabilities.

This developer note is intended to help hardware and software developers design products that are compatible with the Macintosh products described here. For additional technical information on Macintosh computers, refer to “Supplemental Reference Documents.”

Organization of This Document

The information in this note is arranged in four chapters and two appendixes.

• “Chapter 1, Overview of the iBook,” introduces the iBook and describes its features, with emphasis on the changes since the previous model.

• “Chapter 2, Architecture,” describes the internal logic of the iBook, including the main ICs that appear in the block diagram.

• “Chapter 3, Devices and Ports,” describes the standard I/O ports and the built-in I/O devices.

• “Chapter 4, RAM Expansion,” describes the RAM expansion module.

• “Appendix A, Supplemental Reference Documents,” tells where to find more information about specific technologies used in the iBook.

• “Appendix B, Conventions and Abbreviations,” lists the standard units and abbreviations used in this developer note.

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