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HID Class Device Interface Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to develop applications to communicate with or control HID class devices.
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Human Interface Device & Force Feedback |
Guides |
2009-05-06
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Audio Device Driver Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to develop kernel-resident drivers for audio devices.
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Audio |
Guides |
2009-03-04
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I/O Kit Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes the I/O Kit classes that support non-kernel access to I/O Kit objects through the device-interface mechanism.
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ATA, Audio, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, FireWire, General, Graphics & Imaging, Human Interface Device & Force Feedback, Networking, Open Firmware, PCI and PC Card, Performance, Scanners, SCSI, Serial, Still Cameras, Storage, USB |
Reference |
2009-03-04
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Network Kernel Extensions Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes how to write a kernel extension for adding or modifying functionality of a networking stack (Mac OS X 10.4 and later).
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Networking |
Guides |
2009-03-02
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Kernel Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes the APIs and classes (including I/O Kit families) that support kernel-resident device drivers.
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ATA, Audio, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, FireWire, General, Graphics & Imaging, Human Interface Device & Force Feedback, Networking, Open Firmware, PCI and PC Card, SCSI, Storage, USB |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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Code Signing Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how you can sign your code and why you should.
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Security |
Guides |
2008-11-19
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Quartz Display Services Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for configuring and controlling display hardware.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2008-11-19
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Bluetooth Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes the C and Objective-C APIs that support user-space access to Bluetooth devices.
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Bluetooth |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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DNS Service Discovery Java Reference
(HTML)
Describes DNS Service Discovery API features of ZeroConf networking for Java on Mac OS X in Javadoc format.
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Bonjour |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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Allocating and sharing memory with user space from an I/O Kit driver
(HTML)
( )
QA1197: Describes the preferred technique for allocating and sharing buffers in an I/O Kit kernel driver.
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AirPort/802.11, ATA, Audio, Bluetooth, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, FireWire, Networking, PCI and PC Card, Scanners, SCSI, Serial, Storage, USB |
Technical Q&As |
2008-10-13
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Generating a Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI)
(HTML)
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QA1264: Explains how to generate a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) on modern Macintosh systems.
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AirPort/802.11, Apple Hardware, ATA, Audio, Bluetooth, Bonjour, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, FireWire, Human Interface Device & Force Feedback, Mac OS X Server, Networking, PCI and PC Card, Performance, Printing, QuickTime, Scanners, SCSI, Serial, Still Cameras, Storage, USB |
Technical Q&As |
2008-10-13
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Programmatically causing restart, shutdown and/or logout
(HTML)
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QA1134: Describes how to programmatically cause restart, shutdown, sleep or logout.
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Apple Hardware |
Technical Q&As |
2008-09-24
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Retain Counts of io_object_t Objects in IOKit.framework
(HTML)
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QA1195: Distinguishes between the retain counts of an I/O Kit kernel object and its io_object_t user space proxy.
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Audio, FireWire, Human Interface Device & Force Feedback, Printing, Scanners, SCSI, Still Cameras, Storage, USB |
Technical Q&As |
2008-09-24
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IODeviceTree and the I/O Registry
(HTML)
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QA1120: Describes the IODeviceTree plane in the Mac OS X I/O Registry.
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AirPort/802.11, Apple Hardware, ATA, Audio, Bluetooth, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, FireWire, Human Interface Device & Force Feedback, Networking, Open Firmware, PCI and PC Card, Printing, Scanners, SCSI, Serial, Still Cameras, Storage, USB |
Technical Q&As |
2008-09-18
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Disabling Processor Cores on a Multi-Core System
(HTML)
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QA1141: Describes how to disable processor cores on a multi-core system for testing purposes.
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Apple Hardware, Open Firmware, Performance |
Technical Q&As |
2008-09-16
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SimpleUserClient
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to create a user client for an I/O Kit kernel driver.
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ATA, Audio, Fibre Channel, PCI and PC Card, SCSI, Storage |
Sample Code |
2008-08-27
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Building Universal I/O Kit Drivers
(HTML)
TN2163: How to build a universal I/O Kit kernel driver while avoiding common pitfalls.
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ATA, Audio, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, FireWire, Networking, PCI and PC Card, SCSI, Serial, Storage, USB |
Technical Notes |
2008-08-18
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Tips on USB driver matching for Mac OS X
(HTML)
QA1076: Gives some tips on getting USB driver matching to work.
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USB |
Technical Q&As |
2008-08-14
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Understanding and Debugging Kernel Panics
(HTML)
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TN2063: Addresses kernel panics: what they are and how to debug the code that caused the panic.
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AirPort/802.11, ATA, Audio, Ethernet, FireWire, Networking, PCI and PC Card, SCSI, Serial, Storage, USB |
Technical Notes |
2008-08-14
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Video capture with multiple IIDC cameras
(HTML)
QA1365: Discusses factors which influence the number of IIDC cameras that can simultaniously be used for capture.
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FireWire |
Technical Q&As |
2008-08-08
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Mac OS X Server Security Configuration Guide
(PDF)
Describes how to configure Mac OS X Server to enhance server and service security.
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Mac OS X Server, Networking, Security |
Guides |
2008-06-09
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Xserve User's Guide
(PDF)
Explains how to install, operate, and update Xserve systems. Includes expansion and hardware specifications.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2008-06-09
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Getting a Packet Trace
(HTML)
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QA1176: Lists tools available for looking at the network packets on the wire.
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AirPort/802.11, Bonjour, Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2008-06-03
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HID Config Save
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Human Interface Device Manager Configuration sample
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Human Interface Device & Force Feedback |
Sample Code |
2008-05-07
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AirPort Developer Note
(HTML)
Describes Apple's implementation of 802.11 wireless LAN standards on Mac computers.
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AirPort/802.11 |
Guides |
2008-04-28
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Audio Developer Note
(HTML)
Describes the analog and digital audio capabilities of Mac computers.
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Audio |
Guides |
2008-04-28
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Bluetooth Developer Note
(HTML)
Provides an overview of Bluetooth technology and describes its implementation in Mac computers.
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Bluetooth |
Guides |
2008-04-28
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Ethernet Developer Note
(HTML)
Provides an overview of Ethernet technology and describes its implementation in Mac computers.
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Ethernet |
Guides |
2008-04-28
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FireWire Developer Note
(HTML)
Provides an overview of FireWire (IEEE 1394) and describes support for it on Mac computers.
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FireWire |
Guides |
2008-04-28
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iMac Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of iMac computers introduced in April 2008.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2008-04-28
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PCI Developer Note
(HTML)
Provides an overview of PCI technology and describes PCI support on Mac computers.
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PCI and PC Card |
Guides |
2008-04-28
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RAM Expansion Developer Note
(HTML)
Details requirements of RAM modules for use in Mac computers.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2008-04-28
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Universal Serial Bus Developer Note
(HTML)
Provides an overview of Universal Serial Bus (USB) and describes support for it on Mac computers.
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USB |
Guides |
2008-04-28
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Video Developer Note
(HTML)
Details video capabilities of Mac computers.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Guides |
2008-04-28
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Bluetooth User Interface Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes the C and Objective-C APIs that provide a consistent user interface to Bluetooth services.
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Bluetooth |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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Disk Arbitration Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes Disc Arbitration API, which includes information on mount/unmount notification and dissent.
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ATA, Fibre Channel, General, SCSI, Storage |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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FireWire Audio User Library Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes the API that supports user-space access to FireWire audio devices and enables the creation of virtual FireWire audio devices.
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Audio, FireWire |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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Force Feedback Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes the public interfaces to the Force Feedback implementation in Mac OS X, including support for plug-ins.
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Human Interface Device & Force Feedback |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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Image Capture Device Modules Reference
(HTML)
Describes the API to add support for image capture devices, such as cameras, phones, and scanners, to Mac OS X.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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Network Device Driver Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Background and task information about developing network drivers for Mac OS X.
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Networking |
Guides |
2008-03-11
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15-Inch MacBook Pro Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 15-inch MacBook Pro computer introduced in February 2008.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2008-03-04
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17-Inch MacBook Pro Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 17-inch MacBook Pro computer introduced in February 2008.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2008-03-04
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MacBook Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the MacBook computer introduced in February 2008.
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General |
Guides |
2008-03-04
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Xserve G5 Developer Note
(HTML)
(PDF)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the Xserve G5 computer introduced in January 2005.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2008-02-21
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PowerMac G4
(HTML)
(PDF)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the PowerMac G4 introduced in January 2003.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2008-02-20
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Xserve Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 4-core and 8-core Xserve introduced in January 2008.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2008-02-08
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New HID Manager APIs for Mac OS X version 10.5
(HTML)
TN2187: Mac OS X version 10.5 introduces new APIs for the HID Manager.
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Human Interface Device & Force Feedback |
Technical Notes |
2008-01-23
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MacBook Air Developer Note
(HTML)
New document specifies internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the MacBook Air computer introduced in January 2008.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2008-01-18
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Mac Pro Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the Mac Pro computers introduced in January 2008.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2008-01-09
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15-Inch MacBook Pro Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 15-inch MacBook Pro computer introduced in November 2007.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2007-12-14
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17-inch MacBook Pro Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 17-inch MacBook Pro computer introduced in November 2007.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2007-12-14
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Bluetooth Device Access Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to develop applications that access Bluetooth-enabled devices.
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Bluetooth |
Guides |
2007-12-11
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Apple Xserve Diagnostics User's Guide
(PDF)
New document that explains how to use Apple Xserve Diagnostics tool to test server hardware.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2007-12-04
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MacBook Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the MacBook computer introduced in November 2007.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2007-11-10
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Affinity API Release Notes for Mac OS X v10.5
(HTML)
Explains how to influence which CPU core runs a group of threads (for performance optimization).
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Performance |
Release Notes |
2007-10-31
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CCL Modem Scripting Release Notes
(HTML)
Explains changes to modem CCLs for Mac OS X v10.5 and what to do to change existing and supersede older scripts.
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Networking, Serial, USB |
Release Notes |
2007-10-31
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Code Signing Release Notes
(HTML)
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Security |
Release Notes |
2007-10-31
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I/O Kit Power Management Release Notes
(HTML)
Describes the latest changes to power management for Mac OS X v10.5.
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General, Performance |
Release Notes |
2007-10-31
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Cocoa OpenGL
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates using Cocoa with OpenGL, including window setup and event handling.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Sample Code |
2007-10-22
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Leopard Technology Series for Developers: OS Foundations
(HTML)
Leopard Overview article on system-level updates.
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Bonjour, General, Security |
Articles |
2007-09-04
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USB Device Interface Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Provides background information and sample code for developing applications to communicate with or control USB devices and interfaces.
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USB |
Guides |
2007-09-04
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iMac Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of iMac computers introduced in August 2007.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2007-08-07
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Checkout Lets You 'Get a Mac, Start a Store': Madebysofa Does It with Python and Cocoa
(HTML)
Success story on how Mac-only Checkout was built using Python and Cocoa.
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USB |
Articles |
2007-07-10
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CustomMediaIcons
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Providing custom media icons for storage
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SCSI, Storage, USB |
Sample Code |
2007-07-10
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CCL Modem Scripting Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
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Networking, Serial, USB |
Guides |
2007-06-28
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15-inch MacBook Pro Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 15-inch MacBook Pro computer introduced in June 2007.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2007-06-11
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17-inch MacBook Pro Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 17-inch MacBook Pro computer introduced in June 2007.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2007-06-11
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AppleFWAudio Vendor Specific Override Driver
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
This KEXT allows third-party vendors to customize AppleFWAudio with their own device-specific information.
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Audio, FireWire |
Sample Code |
2007-06-01
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SMARTQuery
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstration of how to access and use S.M.A.R.T. disk monitoring functionality
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Apple Hardware, ATA, Storage |
Sample Code |
2007-05-30
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I/O Kit Fundamentals
(HTML)
(PDF)
The basics of developing device drivers. Includes descriptions of I/O Kit families.
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General, Performance |
Guides |
2007-05-17
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MacBook Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the MacBook computer introduced in May 2007.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2007-05-17
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Image Capture Applications Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interaction between applications programs and image capture devices such as cameras and scanners.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Guides |
2007-05-16
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15-inch MacBook Pro Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 15-inch MacBook Pro computer introduced in October 2006.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2007-05-03
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15-inch MacBook Pro Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 15-inch MacBook Pro computer introduced in October 2006.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2007-05-03
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iMac Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of iMac computers with SuperDrive introduced September 2006.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2007-05-03
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Mac Pro Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the Mac Pro computer introduced in August 2006.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2007-05-03
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Mac Pro Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the Mac Pro computers introduced in April 2007.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2007-04-05
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17-inch MacBook Pro Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 17-inch MacBook Pro computer introduced in October 2006.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2007-04-04
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iMac Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the iMac computer introduced in January 2006.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2007-04-04
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Mac mini Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the Mac mini computer introduced in February 2006.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2007-04-04
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MacBook Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the MacBook computer introduced in May 2006.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2007-04-04
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MacBook Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the MacBook computer introduced in November 2006.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2007-04-04
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17-inch MacBook Pro Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 17-inch MacBook Pro computer introduced in April 2006.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2007-04-03
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Mass Storage Device Driver Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Background and task information about developing kernel-resident drivers for mass storage devices.
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Storage |
Guides |
2007-04-03
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Multipathing with FibreChannel on Mac OS X
(HTML)
TN2173: An explanation on how FibreChannel multipathing works on Mac OS X and how to design storage hardware to take advantage of it
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Fibre Channel, SCSI, Storage |
Technical Notes |
2007-03-23
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Device File Access Guide for Storage Devices
(HTML)
(PDF)
Guidelines for using I/O Kit and POSIX functions to develop applications that communicate with storage devices.
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Storage |
Guides |
2007-03-06
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I/O Kit Device Driver Design Guidelines
(HTML)
(PDF)
Design guidelines and tips for developing, debugging, and deploying kernel-resident device drivers, including user clients.
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General |
Guides |
2007-03-06
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Power Mac G5 Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the Power Mac G5 introduced in October 2005.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2007-03-06
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ExpressCard Prevents System Sleep
(HTML)
QA1517: Describes how some ExpressCard cards can prevent system sleep and how to fix the problem.
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AirPort/802.11, ATA, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, Networking, PCI and PC Card, Serial, USB |
Technical Q&As |
2007-02-28
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SCSIHBAEmulator
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstration of how to implement a virtual parallel tasking SCSI host bus adapter (HBA)
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SCSI, Storage |
Sample Code |
2007-02-20
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Accessing Hardware From Applications
(HTML)
(PDF)
Tips and guidelines for developing applications that communicate with or control devices.
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General |
Guides |
2007-02-08
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FireWire Device Interface Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to develop applications to communicate with or control FireWire devices and units.
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FireWire |
Guides |
2007-02-08
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SCSI Architecture Model Device Interface Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to develop applications that communicate with or control SCSI Architecture Model devices.
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SCSI |
Guides |
2007-02-08
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Xserve Developer Note
(HTML)
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2007-01-12
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SCSIOldAndNew
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates a backward-compatible technique for communicating with SCSI parallel devices on Mac OS X.
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Fibre Channel, Printing, Scanners, SCSI, Still Cameras, Storage |
Sample Code |
2006-12-07
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Using AudioDeviceRead in Mac OS 10.4
(HTML)
TN2113: How to use AudioBufferLists with AudioDeviceRead in Tiger and beyond.
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Audio |
Technical Notes |
2006-11-29
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SetMouseAcclSample
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Find HID System Manager and get/set cursor acceleration
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Human Interface Device & Force Feedback |
Sample Code |
2006-11-28
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tcplognke
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates a TCP socket filter based on supported Kernel Programming Interfaces for Tiger
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Networking |
Sample Code |
2006-11-27
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Thermal considerations for Mac Pro FB-DIMMs
(HTML)
TN2156: Design considerations and specifications for the AMB and Heat spreader for the Mac Pro
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Apple Hardware |
Technical Notes |
2006-11-10
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17-inch iMac for Education Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 17-inch iMac for Education computer introduced in July 2006.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2006-11-07
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