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Name Registry

This chapter describes the Name Registry, a data structure maintained by Mac OS that stores hardware and software configuration information in the second generation of Power Macintosh computers.

This chapter presents general concepts followed by a detailed discussion of the Name Registry programming interface. Because native device drivers must access the Registry, developers writing new device drivers or upgrading existing drivers should read this chapter.

Concepts

Name Registry Overview

Using the Name Registry

Macintosh System Gestalt

Code Samples

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