Inside Macintosh is a collection of books, organized by topic, that describe the system software of Macintosh computers. Together, these books provide the essential reference for programmers, designers, and engineers creating applications for the Macintosh family of computers.

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General Overview

 
Overview
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User Interface

 
Apple Guide Complete
Macintosh OS 8 Human Interface Guidelines
Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines
Macintosh Toolbox Essentials
Mac OS 8 Toolbox Reference
More Macintosh Toolbox

Graphics and Media

 
Apple Game Sprockets Guide
Advanced Color Imaging on the Mac OS
Imaging With QuickDraw
3D Metafile Reference
QuickDraw GX Environment and Utilities
Sound

Operating System Services

 
AppleScript Finder Guide
AppleScript Language Guide
AppleScript Scripting Additions Guide
Devices
Files
Mac OS Runtime Architectures
Memory
Operating System Utilities
PowerPC Numerics
PowerPC System Software
Processes
Text
Text Encoding Conversion Manager For Version 1.4

Internet and Component Software

 
Programming With MRJ Toolkit
Programming With JManager For 1.0.1
Programming With JManager For 2.0
Using JBindery

Developer Tools and Languages

 
MacApp Class and Method Reference
MacAppProgGuide
ResEdit Reference

Networking, Communications & Collaboration

 
Interapplication Communication
Networking
Networking With OpenTransport