Source code for yet another Macintosh application shell. Approximately 1.1Mb of C source code are provided (at 27 characters per line, that's over 40000 lines). Both systems 6 and 7 are supported. You may use this as the basis for an application, or you may extract any useful functions you find for use in your own code. There are many useful code snippets in here, and the code should prove useful for both beginner and experienced Macintosh programmers. The code was written with THINK C 5.0.4, though porting to MPW should not be too difficult; guidelines for porting are included in the file "Porting". The software is free, and may be used in any free product according to the terms described in the file "Distribution". For commercial use please contact the author.
This is the first public release. Documentation, other than comments in the source code, is sparse. If there is interest and as time allows I may write additional documentation.
-- Why "Winter Shell"?
It's a shell because you can use it as a layer to build your own applications on. It's called winter because right now we're having some of the heaviest snowfall and coldest weather on record. And finally, the name Winter Shell comes with built-in expandability: a lightweight version could be called Summer Shell, while a heavy-duty version could be called Arctic Shell.
