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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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Fundamentals of Open Firmware, Part I: The User Interface
(HTML)
TN1061: Describes the Open Firmware User Interface, Forth and the Open Firmware language used in Apple products.
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PCI and PC Card |
Technical Notes |
1996-07-01
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Fundamentals of Open Firmware, Part II: The Device Tree
(HTML)
TN1062: Describes the Open Firmware device tree.
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Apple Hardware |
Technical Notes |
1996-09-01
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Fundamentals of Open Firmware, Part III: Understanding PCI Expansion ROM Choices for Mac OS
(HTML)
TN1044: Recommended contents for PCI expansion ROMs, including a table of standard devices, properties and methods.
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Open Firmware |
Technical Notes |
2001-06-26
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Generating a Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI)
(HTML)
( )
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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GetHWEthernetAddr
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Deprecated - Shows how to obtain the hardware Ethernet address of a machine.
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Ethernet |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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GetMACAddressSample
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to retrieve the MAC address for each Ethernet interface from the Mac OS X I/O Registry.
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Ethernet, Networking |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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GetPrimaryMACAddress
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates retrieving the MAC address of the built-in Ethernet controller. Useful for uniquely identifying a Macintosh system.
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Ethernet, Networking |
Sample Code |
2005-10-27
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GetSetOptions
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates a variety of uses of Open Transport's option management routines.
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Networking |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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Getting a List of Drivers & LUNs (logical unit numbers)
(HTML)
Deprecated - DV04: Describes a legacy Mac OS technique for obtaining a list of SCSI Parallel drivers, devices, and LUNs.
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ATA, SCSI, Storage |
Technical Q&As |
1995-07-01
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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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The "green" PCI bus
(HTML)
HW93: Explains why the PCI bus is considered "green".
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Apple Hardware, PCI and PC Card |
Technical Q&As |
2000-09-05
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GridCalendar
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to add a custom job submission UI to the GridSample project.
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Networking |
Sample Code |
2005-06-01
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Hardware Developer Note Terms and Abbreviations
(HTML)
Lists common terms and abbreviations used in Apple's Hardware Developer Notes.
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General |
Guides |
2006-08-08
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HBA Device Driver Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes how to develop a high-performance, kernel-resident driver for an HBA device.
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Fibre Channel, SCSI, Serial |
Guides |
2006-05-23
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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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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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HID Manager Basics
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows basic use of HID Manager for Mac OS X: including device discovery, queues and polling elements.
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Human Interface Device & Force Feedback |
Sample Code |
2003-07-10
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HID Manager Event Data Underruns
(HTML)
QA1038: Explains how to correctly handle HID Manager event queue data underruns.
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Human Interface Device & Force Feedback, USB |
Technical Q&As |
2001-06-13
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HID Utilities Source
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows a high level abstract library for the HID manager.
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Human Interface Device & Force Feedback |
Sample Code |
2003-10-06
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High-Speed SDRAM Design Considerations
(HTML)
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TN1138: Illustrates certain issues with the design of high-speed SDRAM DIMM modules.
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Apple Hardware |
Technical Notes |
1998-08-01
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How can I tell if a PCI device has on board I/O space?
(HTML)
QA1287: Demonstrates "how to" tell if a PCI device has on board I/O space.
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PCI and PC Card, Performance |
Technical Q&As |
2003-09-24
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How do I change the numeric base for the Open Firmware user interface?
(HTML)
HW66: Explains how to change the numeric base for the Open Firmware user interface.
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Apple Hardware, Performance |
Technical Q&As |
1999-10-11
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How do I determine the top of the Open Firmware dictionary?
(HTML)
HW69: Explains how to determine the top of the Open Firmware dictionary.
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Apple Hardware, Performance |
Technical Q&As |
1999-10-11
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How does Open Firmware generate the name property?
(HTML)
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HW39: Describes the Open Firmware name property generation process.
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Apple Hardware |
Technical Q&As |
1999-02-15
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How many PCI header types exist today?
(HTML)
HW92: Briefly describes the three PCI header types defined in the PCI 2.2 specification.
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PCI and PC Card |
Technical Q&As |
2000-09-05
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How to use the OT modem script engine
(HTML)
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Deprecated - NW50: Shows how to use the Open Transport modem script engine.
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Networking |
Technical Q&As |
1997-07-11
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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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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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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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I/O Kit Power Controller
(HTML)
()
TN2076: Describes code to include in a KEXT in order to register for power management events.
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Apple Hardware, PCI and PC Card |
Technical Notes |
2003-06-20
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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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iBook Developer Note
(HTML)
(PDF)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the iBook G4 computer introduced in July 2005.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2005-07-26
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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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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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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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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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iMac Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of iMac computers with Combo drive introduced September 2006.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2006-09-07
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iMac G5 Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the iMac G5 computer introduced in October 2005.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2006-04-07
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iMac G5 Developer Note
(HTML)
(PDF)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the iMac G5 introduced in May 2005.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2005-05-03
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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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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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Installing an I/O Kit KEXT Without Rebooting
(HTML)
QA1319: Describes the state of the art of installing I/O Kit kernel extensions (KEXTs) without requiring a restart.
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AirPort/802.11, Apple Hardware, ATA, Audio, Bluetooth, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, FireWire, Human Interface Device & Force Feedback, Mac OS X Server, Networking, PCI and PC Card, Performance, QuickTime, SCSI, Serial, Storage, USB |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-28
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Installing smart card reader drivers
(HTML)
QA1359: Updates obsolete information contained in the pcscd(8) man page on Mac OS X Jaguar and Panther.
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Serial, USB |
Technical Q&As |
2004-08-30
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Invoking the Open Firmware user interface
(HTML)
()
HW45: Describes how to invoke the Open Firmware user interface on startup.
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Apple Hardware |
Technical Q&As |
1999-02-15
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IODeviceTree and the I/O Registry
(HTML)
()
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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IOKit Framework Headers
(HTML)
()
QA1107: Describes the differences between the headers in IOKit.framework and the I/O Kit headers in Kernel.framework.
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AirPort/802.11, Apple Hardware, ATA, Audio, Bluetooth, 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 |
2002-01-15
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IOLog and Interrupt Context
(HTML)
()
QA1100: Describes when IOKit runs at primary (hardware) interrupt context.
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PCI and PC Card |
Technical Q&As |
2002-02-13
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iSight - Configuring gain settings for IIDC cameras
(HTML)
QA1421: Discusses how to configure features of IIDC cameras, specifically gain for the iSight
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2005-04-06
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iSight Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Apple iSight video camera and its enhancements.
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FireWire, Graphics & Imaging |
Guides |
2004-10-05
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Issues with boot time KEXT loading
(HTML)
()
QA1087: Explains how to solve problems with loading KEXTs at boot time.
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ATA, Bluetooth, Ethernet, FireWire, Human Interface Device & Force Feedback, Networking, PCI and PC Card, SCSI, Serial, USB |
Technical Q&As |
2004-01-15
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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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Kernel Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Essential information for programming in the Mac OS X kernel. Includes a high-level overview.
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General |
Guides |
2006-11-07
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Legacy Devices
(HTML)
HW84: Discusses why legacy devices with hard-wired I/O addresses may not work properly with Open Firmware.
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ATA, PCI and PC Card, QuickTime, Storage |
Technical Q&As |
2000-03-20
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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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Locating the 1275-1994 Standard Document
(HTML)
HW85: Alerts that the Open Firmware (IEEE 1275-1994) document can't be found at the IEEE Standards Association site.
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Open Firmware, PCI and PC Card |
Technical Q&As |
2000-07-17
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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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Mac mini Developer Note
(HTML)
(PDF)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the Mac mini introduced January 2005.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2005-04-05
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Making sense of IOKit error codes
(HTML)
()
QA1075: Explains how to interpret I/O Kit error codes.
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ATA, Bluetooth, Ethernet, FireWire, Networking, PCI and PC Card, SCSI, Serial, USB |
Technical Q&As |
2002-02-07
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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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Maximum Memory for the "Firewire" PowerBook
(HTML)
Deprecated - HW83: Discrepancies between PowerBook Developer Note and TIL articles 14870 and 58582, regarding maximum memory configurations.
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Apple Hardware |
Technical Q&As |
2000-03-13
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Memory Usage Performance Guidelines
(HTML)
(PDF)
Guidelines for improving the performance of memory-related code.
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Performance |
Guides |
2006-06-28
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Menu Bar Clock and NVRAM
(HTML)
QA1102: Explains why booting with the Command-Option-P-R keys doesn't reset date and time preferences.
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Apple Hardware, Performance |
Technical Q&As |
2001-12-21
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Mixing link-local IP addresses and routable IP addresses
(HTML)
QA1357: Explains how to enable communication between devices with link-local addresses and devices with routable addresses.
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Bonjour, Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2005-07-06
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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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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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Network Kernel Extensions (legacy)
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes how to write a kernel extension for adding or modifying functionality of a networking stack (Mac OS X 10.3 and earlier).
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Networking |
Guides |
2006-10-03
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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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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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New PPD keywords available in Mac OS X version 10.3
(HTML)
QA1352: Describes the new PPD keywords available for CUPS filters in Mac OS X 10.3.
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Printing |
Technical Q&As |
2004-05-26
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New Sound Input Driver Features
(HTML)
()
Deprecated - TN1124: Describes the visible features and changes, in Mac OS 8.1, for PCI sound input drivers.
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Audio, PCI and PC Card |
Technical Notes |
1998-04-01
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NoCopyReceives
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates using no-copy receives under Open Transport.
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Networking |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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Obtaining 16 Bits-Per-Color Data with CUPS Raster Printing
(HTML)
TN2149: Obtaining 16 Bits-Per-Color Data with CUPS Raster Printing
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Printing |
Technical Notes |
2005-08-24
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Obtaining the name of an external MIDI Device from a MIDI Endpoint
(HTML)
QA1374: Get the names of external MIDI Devices from MIDI Endpoints.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
2004-12-01
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Open Firmware device tree nodes
(HTML)
HW86: Explains the usage of the "@n" notation in Open Firmware device tree nodes.
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Apple Hardware, PCI and PC Card |
Technical Q&As |
2000-09-05
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Open Firmware Memory bus speed
(HTML)
HW97: Describes a method to display memory bus speed for G3 or G4 Macintosh in Open Firmware.
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Apple Hardware, PCI and PC Card |
Technical Q&As |
2000-09-22
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Open Firmware version number
(HTML)
HW96: Discusses the unique values of Open Firmware version numbers.
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Apple Hardware, Performance |
Technical Q&As |
2000-09-22
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Open Transport STREAMS FAQ
(HTML)
Deprecated - TN1117: Decribes writing STREAMS modules and drivers for use with Open Transport.
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Networking |
Technical Notes |
1997-12-01
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Optimization Strategies for Mac OS X
(HTML)
TN1174: Achieving the best possible performance in your applications.
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Performance |
Technical Notes |
1999-09-01
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OTScheduleDeferredTask When Task Running
(HTML)
()
NW52: Describes what happens when you use OTScheduleDefferedTask to schedule a task that is running.
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Apple Hardware, Networking, Performance |
Technical Q&As |
1997-10-13
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The "packages" node in the device tree
(HTML)
HW90: Describes the "packages" node in the Open Firmware device tree.
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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 |
2006-02-22
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PC100 SDRAM DIMMs on the Flat Panel iMac
(HTML)
()
QA1130: Describes PC100 SDRAM DIMM limitations on the "original " Flat Panel iMac.
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Apple Hardware, Performance |
Technical Q&As |
2002-03-18
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PCI address/data stepping
(HTML)
HW94: Explains that Apple does not support PCI address/data stepping.
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PCI and PC Card |
Technical Q&As |
2000-09-05
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PCI bus on the iMac
(HTML)
()
HW42: Explains that the iMac has a PCI bus even though it has no expansion slots.
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Apple Hardware, PCI and PC Card |
Technical Q&As |
1999-02-15
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PCI class codes
(HTML)
HW91: Explains why PCI class codes are important.
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Apple Hardware, PCI and PC Card, Performance |
Technical Q&As |
2000-09-05
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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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PCI Header types
(HTML)
HW78: Describes the three required types of PCI headers to be provided in its configuration header space.
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Apple Hardware, PCI and PC Card, Performance |
Technical Q&As |
1999-11-15
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PCI Macintoshes and CardBus controllers
(HTML)
HW87: Explains why older PCI Macintoshes do not recognize a Cardbus controller.
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Apple Hardware, PCI and PC Card, Performance |
Technical Q&As |
2000-09-05
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PCI SIG
(HTML)
()
HW55: Describes the meaning of the acronym PCI SIG.
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PCI and PC Card |
Technical Q&As |
1999-03-29
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PCI/PCI-X slots on the Power Mac G5
(HTML)
QA1307: Discusses installing PCI/PCI-X cards of different speeds in the Power Mac G5.
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PCI and PC Card |
Technical Q&As |
2003-09-30
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