Beginning in January '96, the product formerly known as the Mac OS Software Developer’s Kit CD-ROM became the Mac OS SDK Edition of the Developer CD Series. Each quarter, along with the System Software editions in January, April, July, and October, you will receive a collection of over thirty individual SDKs on two CD-ROMs. This provides you with convenient access to vital information you need to write software that takes advantage of the services provided by the Macintosh toolbox.
A typical SDK for a toolbox service provides you with the following key components:
• system software extensions
• programming interfaces and libraries
• sample code
• technical documentation (supplemental to Inside Macintosh)
These are the basic components you need to understand and use a toolbox service. Note that special development tools that may rely on specific toolbox services will generally not be included.
Also present is an Obsolete/Unsupported folder. These components are provided for historical reference only—do not expect future updates or support for them.
Although we expect the SDK Edition to provide you with a reasonably complete set of SDKs relating to Macintosh system software services, we cannot guarantee that every SDK will be included. Some SDKs may not be appropriate because of licensing restrictions, special distribution requirements, or changes in distribution strategies.
Licensing
See the software license included with the CD-ROM (and stored in electronic form in the Licensing Info folder). Note that this license allows you to distribute certain libraries and system software extensions included on the CD-ROM with your applications.
You can contact Apple’s Software Licensing Department at the following address:
