--- Samual Acorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <clip> > most of it probably relates to complete lack of > documentation on > apples part (they dont want ppl to know how it > works... wonder why...)
You need a set of the "Inside Macintosh" books published by Apple. Extensive documentation on everything you need to know to write Macintosh software. The ROM is why Macintosh apps can run on such a wide range of System/Mac OS versions and hardware. The apps are supposed to talk to the OS and only the OS (or ROM calls that're consistent across the entire range of Macs with the minimum or higher CPU the app requires) and the OS talks to the ROM. When Apple released new Mac models they usually also released runtime patches called "enablers" so that System or Mac OS versions released prior to the new hardware could run on it. Enablers add updates for the new or changed parts of the ROM, sorta like updating the vocabulary of the OS so it can talk to the newer ROM. IMHO, it woulda worked better if the enablers actually patched the System file instead of loading at boot and using more memory space all the time. It will be total Fandemonium! August (Fri) 4th, (Sat) 5th & (Sun) 6th, 2006 http://www.fandemonium.org __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:vintage.macs@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
