Apple Open Collaboration Environment (AOCE)
The Apple Open Collaboration Environment (AOCE) consists of PowerTalk system software and PowerShare collaboration servers. AOCE provides mail, messaging, catalog services, digital signatures, and authentication services to Mac OS applications. AOCE is not supported in system software starting with Mac OS 8. |
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AppleTalk Manager
The AppleTalk Manager supports communication with networked computers via the AppleTalk protocol. The AppleTalk Manager is not supported in Carbon. Note that you can use Open Transport instead of the AppleTalk Manager to implement networking features based on AppleTalk protocols. |
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Color Manager
The Color Manager assists Color QuickDraw in mapping your application's color requests to the actual colors available. Most applications never need to call the Color Manager directly. |
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Cyberdog
Cyberdog is a modular architecture for integrating existing and future network protocols and services into a unified experience for the Internet user. Cyberdog is not supported in Carbon. |
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Data Access Manager
The Data Access Manager allows applications to communicate with a database or other data source without knowing specific details about the data source to be queried. The Data Access Manager is not supported in Carbon. |
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Digital Signature Manager
The Digital Signature Manager allows your application to attach signatures to files. The Digital Signature Manager is part of AOCE, which is not supported in system software starting with Mac OS 8.
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MacTCP
MacTCP is a control panel that enables a computer running the Mac OS to communicate with other computers using the TCP/IP protocol. MacTCP is not supported in Carbon. |
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MIDI
Manager
The
MIDI Manager is obsolete and no longer supported. MIDI (the
Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a standard protocol
for sending audio data and commands to digital devices. If you
are writing MIDI software and need timing, synchronization,
and communication services, you may wish to investigate the
Open Music System from Opcode Systems, Inc. QuickTime
also provides certain MIDI services, such as the ability to
play standard MIDI files. |
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OpenDoc
OpenDoc
is a cross-platform technology that replaces conventional applications
with user-assembled groups of software components. OpenDoc allows
users to create virtually any kind of custom software solution.
OpenDoc is not supported in Carbon. |
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QuickDraw
GX
QuickDraw
GX provides an advanced imaging framework that combines color,
graphics, fonts, text, and printing. Apple discontinued support
for QuickDraw GX printing as of Mac OS 8 but maintained support
for other QuickDraw GX technologies. Mac OS 8.5 is the last
Mac OS release that will support any QuickDraw GX technologies.
Apple is introducing Apple
Type Services for Unicode Imaging (ATSUI) to replace QuickDraw
GX's text rendering features. ATSUI enables the rendering of
Unicode text using many of the same high-quality typography
capabilities proivided by QuickDraw GX. Apple recommends that
GX developers transition to ATSUI at their first opportunity. |
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QuickDraw
3D
Carbon
does not support QuickDraw 3D. However, QuickDraw 3D will continue
to be supported on Mac OS 8 and 9, and QuickDraw 3D applications
run on Mac OS X in the Classic Environment. Apple is concentrating
on providing support for the OpenGL
standard on both Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. OpenGL is Carbon compliant
and is available to Carbon applications on both systems as an
extension to the Carbon APIs. |
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Standard
File Package
Your
application can use the Standard File Package to manage the
human interface for naming and identifying files. The Standard
File Package displays the dialog boxes that let the user specify
the names and locations of files to be saved or opened, and
it reports the user’s choices to your application. The
Standard File Package is superseded by Navigation Services in
Carbon. |
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Telephone
Manager
The
Telephone Manager provides a programming interface for telephony
services on the Macintosh computers. Your application can use
the Telephone Manager to provide features such as screen-based
telephony and answering machine services. The Telephone Manager
is not supported in Carbon. |
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