The second edition "Guide To The Macintosh Family Hardware" covers through the IIfx as well as the earlier Macs. However, the first edition "Apple Macintosh Family Hardware Reference" covers through the SE & Mac II and has more detailed info on the earlier Macs.
It is mostly completely different information than Inside Macintosh. It details the hardware whereas Inside Macintosh details the software. However, if all you are looking for is the mouse info, it appears the information contained in Inside Macintosh duplicates much of what is in the Family Hardware Reference. Later volumes of Inside Macintosh covers later Macs, in particular volume V covers the SE & Mac II and volume VI covers up to System 7. On Jun 11, 3:57 am, James Fraser <wheresthatistanbul- [email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > --- On Wed, 6/10/09, trag <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Jun 10, 3:58 am, James Fraser <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > >> Thank you for that link. Does anyone know if there was a similar > >> >>breakdown in the early edition (1985/86) "Inside Macintosh" books > >> >>detailing how the pre-SE model Macs communicated with the keyboard and > >>mouse? > > > I read quite a detailed description in one of the "Inside > > Macintosh" volumes. I think it was III, but the memory is hazy, it could > > >have been I or II. > > You're absolutely right: it's in Volume III, pgs. 25-29. Fascinating stuff, > particularly the diagram of the mouse mechanism on page 28. > > > Or I could be completely futzy and it could have been > > in "The Guide to the Macintosh Family Hardware". > > Is "The Guide to the Macintosh Family Hardware" the equivalent of "Inside > Macintosh" for the early model Macs, but includes information on *later* > Macintosh models? Or is the information covering early-model Macs (through > the Plus) in "The Guide" different than that found in "Inside Macintosh?" > > I ask because I have access to the first three volumes of "Inside Macintosh" > and am wondering if "The Guide" might be worth getting. However, my shelf > space being finite, I'm not too eager to pick it up if it's merely going to > duplicate the same information on the early Mac models. > > Best, > > James Fraser --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
