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Legacy documents consist of guides, references, sample code, and other resources that have become irrelevant for current product development. Some of these documents describe features, functions, classes, or methods that are no longer supported. Other legacy documents describe currently supported technologies, but the approaches and development techniques described in these documents are no longer recommended.
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68K Open Transport Code on Power Macintoshes (HTML)
NW48: Explains why running Open Transport 68K code on a PowerPC may not always work.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1997-03-14
Aborting a OTConnect in Progress (HTML)
NW29: Describes the proper way to abort OTConnect, and why after calling OTSndDisconnect you may receive "kOTOutStateErr".
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1996-05-14
Accessing DHCP Options (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW61.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1999-04-19
Accessing the ARA/PPP password (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW56.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1999-05-17
Accessing the DialAssist data (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW51.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1997-07-11
Additional URL Access Error Codes (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW66.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 2002-12-18
AddrToName (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW39.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1996-09-27
ADSP Chat (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
AFPCommand() variation (HTML)
NW01.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
AppleShare and File-Sharing Limits (HTML)
NW11.
Unsupported Technical Notes 2000-08-14
AppleShare and Old Finders (HTML)
NW01.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1987-03-01
AppleShare Foreground Applications (HTML)
NW10.
Unsupported Technical Notes 2000-08-14
AppleShare Q&As (HTML)
NW515.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
AppleShare-able Applications and the Resource Manager (HTML)
NW12.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1987-03-01
AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol Q&As (HTML)
NW505.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
AppleTalk Interface Update (HTML)
NW02.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1987-07-01
AppleTalk Libraries (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
AppleTalk Limitations (HTML)
NW02.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
AppleTalk Overview Q&As (HTML)
NW520.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
AppleTalk Phase 2 on the Macintosh (HTML)
NW03.
Unsupported Technical Notes 2000-08-14
AppleTalk Remote Access Protocol Q&As (HTML)
NW525.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
AppleTalk Timers Explained (HTML)
NW14.
Unsupported Technical Notes 2000-08-14
AppleTalk: The Rest of the Story (HTML)
NW13.
Unsupported Technical Notes 2000-08-14
ARA GetUserPortGlobalsPtr Call (HTML)
NW26.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1993-05-01
Arbitrating the Use of afpMiscUserCommand and afpMiscUserWrite (HTML)
NW15.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1992-09-01
Are the Name Registry device tree nodes unique? (HTML)
HW64: Discusses whether Name Registry nodes copied from the Open Firmware device tree are unique.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1999-10-11
ARPSample (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
ASP and AFP Description Discrepancies (HTML)
NW04.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1988-08-01
ATP Demo (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
Avoid Use of Network Events (HTML)
NW07.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1987-07-01
Borrowed AFP Sessions (HTML)
NW16.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1992-09-01
Bus Error Handlers (HTML)
DV04.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1991-02-01
Calling CloseOpenTransport When Writing an App (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW36: Identifies a bug in Open Transport 1.1 which means your application must CloseOpenTransport before quitting.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1996-07-03
Changing IP Numbers under Open Transport (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW43.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1996-11-27
Checking if Open Transport IP Stack is Loaded (HTML)
NW15.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-09-15
Closing the Connection: OpenTransport (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW20: Describes an orderly disconnect situation in Open Transport between two nodes.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1996-03-04
CMOS On Macintosh LC PDS (HTML)
HW07.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1991-02-01
Communications Toolbox Overview Q&As (HTML)
CM505.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
Connecting to a Sleeping or Dozing Macintosh (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW46.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1997-01-31
Connection Manager Q&As (HTML)
CM510.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
Data Access Extensions (HTML)
NW17.
Unsupported Technical Notes 2000-08-14
Data Servers on AppleTalk (HTML)
NW21.
Unsupported Technical Notes 2000-08-14
Datagram Delivery Protocol Q&As (HTML)
NW535.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
Determining if a Drive is a Network Volume (HTML)
FL01.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-11-01
Device Manager (HTML)
DV01.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Device Manager Q&As (HTML)
DV515.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
Difference between PCCard SDK2 and SDK3 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
HW62.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1999-03-29
DNSServiceDiscovery Mach-Based API (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated Guides 2005-04-29
Driver Education (HTML)
DV23.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-08-01
DumpARPCache (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
DumpNetworkSetup (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
The Effect of Spool-a-page/Print-a-page on Shared Printers (HTML)
PR18.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1987-05-01
EgretWakeup (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
ENET sample (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
Error -3168 (kOTStateChangeErr) and Handoff Endpoints (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW22: Explains why a kOTStateChangeErr -3168 occurs when there is a handoff endpoint involved.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1996-04-08
Ethernet Addresses (HTML)
NW05.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Ethernet Driver Interface (HTML)
NW04.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
fBroadCastAddr Always Zero (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW58: Explains why the fBroadcastAddr field may be zero after a call to OTInetGetInterfaceInfo and includes the workaround.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1999-03-08
File Sharing and Shared Folders (HTML)
FL20.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1991-08-01
File Sharing Extension 7.6.1 (HTML)
NW29.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1995-02-01
Finding Drivers in the Unit Table (HTML)
DV06.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1986-02-01
Gestalt Selectors for Macintosh Networking (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW41.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1997-01-31
Get Ethernet Address (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
Get LAP Connection (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
GetADevType (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
GetEnetAddrDirect.ppc (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
GetHWEthernetAddr (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to obtain the hardware Ethernet address of a machine.
Deprecated Sample Code 2003-01-14
GetPPPStatus (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
Getting Records From the OCE Catalog Manager (HTML)
NW16.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-09-15
Getting Started with Network Programming (HTML)
NW32.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1996-05-14
GetZoneList (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
High-Level AppleTalk Routines (HTML)
NW05.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1987-05-01
How the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Manager Finds Network Cards (HTML)
NW19.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1993-06-01
How to use URL Access with proxy servers (HTML)
QA1074: Explains how to use URL Access with proxy servers.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 2001-10-02
Http Server (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
Implementing DLLs (HTML)
NW06.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Implementing read-modify-write on PCI (HTML)
HW08.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-07-15
Inside Macintosh: Networking Errata (HTML)
IMERRATA03.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1994-09-01
Interrupt Management (HTML)
HW10.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-07-15
Is there a relationship between the device tree and the Name Registry? (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
HW41.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1999-02-15
KillNBP Clarification (HTML)
NW06.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1988-08-01
Link Access Protocol Q&As (HTML)
NW545.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
LocalServer (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Sample demonstrates how a Classic process can communicate with a Mac OS X process using IP networking protocols.
Deprecated Sample Code 2003-01-30
Macintosh Plus Pinouts (HTML)
HW10.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1986-01-01
Macintosh Protocol Package Q&As (HTML)
NW560.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
MacTCP I/O (HTML)
PLAT04.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Mapping OT Error Numbers to theirNames (HTML)
NW35.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1996-06-01
MemError (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
ME06.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1997-09-12
The Monster Disk Driver Technote (HTML)
TN1189.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1999-11-01
MoreAutoPush (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
MoreNetworkSetup (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
Mounting a Remote File System (HTML)
NW10.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-06-01
Name Binding Protocol Q&As (HTML)
NW565.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
Native Disk Driver Debugging (HTML)
DV41.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 2000-02-28
Neighborhood Watch (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
NetSprocketTestOld (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-10-14
Network Services Location Manager (Legacy) (HTML) (PDF)
Explains how to have a Carbon application discover available network services.
Deprecated Guides 2006-05-23
Network Stream (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
NSL and Custom Thread Context-Switching Functions (HTML)
NW65.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 2000-01-31
NSLMiniBrowser (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Uses the NSL API to find network services using SLP, NBP, and Directory Services.
Deprecated Sample Code 2003-01-14
NSURLClient Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the deprecated class replaced by the classes NSURLConnection and NSURLDownload.
Deprecated Reference 2006-08-01
NuBus Interrupt Latency (I Was a Teenage DMA Junkie) (HTML)
HW16.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1988-12-01
Obtaining a List of Volumes from a Server Programmatically (HTML)
NW11.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-06-01
On Improving Open Transport Network Server Performance (HTML)
TN1059.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1996-07-01
Open Transport Errors -3151/-3160 and Option Management (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW54.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1998-04-12
Open Transport STREAMS FAQ (HTML)
TN1117: Decribes writing STREAMS modules and drivers for use with Open Transport.
Deprecated Technical Notes 1997-12-01
Open Transport T_DATA Event Queuing (HTML)
NW30.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1996-05-14
Open Transport Versions (HTML)
NW64.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 2000-05-08
Open Transport's Limited Compatibility with 680x0 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW40.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1996-09-27
Opening AppleTalk (HTML)
NW08.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1989-02-01
OT Driver returns EINVAL error for TCP/IP program, but AppleTalk works fine (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW49.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1997-03-14
OT PAPServerSample (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
OT Serial Port I/O Handshaking (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW44.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1996-11-27
OT Virtual Server (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Sample code which uses Open Transport and demonstrates real world issues.
Deprecated Sample Code 2003-01-14
OTCheckNetForNBPName (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
OTClassicContext (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
OTCodeResource (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
OTDumpInternetStatus (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
OTDumpPortRegistry (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
OTEndpointInfo (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to query an endpoint for its 'vital statistic' using OTGetEndpointInfo.
Deprecated Sample Code 2003-08-20
OTFindSerialPorts (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
OTLLCTest (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
OTLookupNameTest (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to lookup NBP entities on an AppleTalk network using Open Transport.
Deprecated Sample Code 2003-01-14
OTMP (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
A library for calling Open Transport synchronously from preemptively scheduled tasks (MP tasks).
Deprecated Sample Code 2003-07-22
OTPAPSampleServer (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
OTPingSample (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to implement ping on top of the Open Transport API.
Deprecated Sample Code 2003-07-22
OTScheduleSystemTask Cleanup (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW37: States the proper way to clean up any pending system tasks scheduled with OTScheduleSystemTask.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1996-07-03
OTSimpleDownloadHTTP (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
OTSimpleServerHTTP (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
A simple web (HTTP) server that demonstrates using the single-link multi-homing feature of OT 1.3.
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
OTStreamDumper (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
OTStreamLogViewer (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
OTTCPWillDial (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
OTTraceRouteSample (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
Our Checksum Bounced (HTML)
DV12.
Unsupported Technical Notes 2000-08-14
PAP Status Buffer (HTML)
NW20.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-11-01
PCCardNetworkSample (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
PCI Card's Assigned-Address Properties (HTML)
HW20.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-07-15
PCI Device and Driver Matching (HTML)
HW16.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-07-15
PGPuam (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
Power Manager Q&As (HTML)
DV545.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
Processors & General Logic Q&As (HTML)
HW535.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
Putting Client/Server Systems to Sleep (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW45.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1997-01-09
Raw IP and Open Transport 2.5.x (HTML)
NW63: Discusses Open Transport 2.5's change to the behavior of raw IP endpoints with IP_HDRINCL set.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1999-10-25
Receiving UDP Broadcasts (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW53: Explains why UDP endpoints may never receive UDP broadcast messages.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1997-11-17
Receiving UDP Broadcasts While Sending from a Secondary Address (HTML)
NW67.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 2000-05-08
RegisterName (HTML)
NW09.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1989-02-01
Remotely Retrieving a Macintosh's Network Name using AppleTalk (HTML)
NW31.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1996-05-14
Routes From the Source (HTML)
NW23.
Unsupported Technical Notes 2000-08-14
Routing Table Maintenance Protocol Q&As (HTML)
NW575.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
SCSIAction and IOSCSIUserClient on Mac OS X 10.2 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1201.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 2002-09-13
Serial GPi (General-Purpose Input) (HTML)
DV16.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1991-02-01
Server Endpoint 'qlen' Limit (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW38: Tells how to determine the maximum 'qlen' value which limits the number of supported handoff endpoints.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1996-08-21
Setting Port Speed on a Modem Port (HTML)
DV25.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1996-02-23
Setting request headers in URL Access (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1073: Explains how to work around a bug in URL Access when setting request headers.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 2002-09-10
Sleep Queue Tasks (HTML)
HW31.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1993-05-01
Slot Manager Q&As (HTML)
DV560.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
Speed of the Printer Port (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
DV31.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1997-07-11
Standalone Networking (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW59.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1999-03-15
Static Socket Numbers (HTML)
NW12.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
StreamNOP (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
Synchronous TCP OTConnect Client Call Completes Before Server Responds (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW24: Explains why an OTConnect call will complete before the server responds.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1996-05-14
Talking Heads (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
TalkTool (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
TCP (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
TCP Application Acquires Different Port Address After Relaunch (HTML)
NW28: Explains why a server application acquires a different TCP/IP port address after restarting.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1996-05-14
TCP Option Sizes (HTML)
NW27: Tells where to get more information on TCP Option sizes and setting TCP Options.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1996-05-14
TCP Server (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
TCPClose (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
Testing PCI drivers without any device (HTML)
HW23.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-07-15
testNBP (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
Token Ring Q&As (HTML)
NW580.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
TokenTalk Programmer's Guide Update (HTML)
NW25.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1992-07-01
TPIFile (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
TransferProvider (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
Transferring Data With URL Access Manager (HTML) (PDF)
Explains how to transfer data to and from a URL from within a Carbon application.
Unsupported Guides 2007-05-03
Transition Queue Watcher (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
UDPSample (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
Unbinding from a TCP Port (HTML)
NW17.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-11-01
Undefined Routines in Open TransportLibraries (HTML)
NW34.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1996-06-01
Undefined Routines with PPCLink? (HTML)
NW33.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1996-05-14
Understanding Open Transport Asset Tracking (HTML)
TN1173.
Unsupported Technical Notes 2000-11-03
Understanding Open Transport Memory Management (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1128.
Unsupported Technical Notes 2001-01-09
URL Access and the Missing Progress Dialog (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1140: Explains a known bug in URL Access related to progress dialogs.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 2002-09-23
URL Access Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the legacy C API for transferring data to and from a URL from within an application. Replaced by CFNetwork.
Deprecated Reference 2006-07-13
Using Legacy Ethernet Driver Processes on a PowerMac G3 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW57.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1999-02-08
Using OpenTransport With CFM-68K (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW19.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1998-05-04
Virtual Memory Management (HTML)
ME02.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
VMSify (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
Will Your AppleTalk Application Support Internets? (HTML)
NW18.
Unsupported Technical Notes 2000-08-14
Workaround for PLookupName Bug (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW55.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1998-07-20
WS PDS Card and SCSI Manager 4.3 (HTML)
DV17.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-07-01
X.25 and X.400 Q&As (HTML)
NW585.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
ZapTCP Application (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14