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New and revised Technotes are listed here in reverse chronological order, with the most recently published Notes listed first. You can download each Note in either Acrobat, ClarisWorks 4, or QuickView formats.

Feedback can be directed to Tom Maremaa, Technote Editor-in-Chief, at maremaa@apple.com.

New and Revised Technotes Contents


  • TN1076: Cross-Platform Communication Using the PC Compatibility Messaging System - 10/96
  • TN1075: Some Techniques for Handling Variables in Apple Guide - 10/96
  • TN1074: QuickTime For Windows: Resolving Common Installation Issues - 10/96
  • TN1073: Customizing Apple Media Tool 2.0 & 2.1 Scroll Bars and Movie Controllers - 10/96
  • TN1072: Porting WinHelp to Apple Guide with Guide Maker - 10/96
  • TN1071: Working with Apple's Multiprocessing API - 10/96
  • TN1070: Background-Only Applications - 10/96

  • TN1069: System 7.5.5 - 9/96
  • TN1068: Writing PPD Files for Use With LaserWriter 8, version 8.4.1 - 9/96
  • TN1067: Traditional Device Drivers: Sync or Swim - 9/96
  • TN1066: E.T.O: The Right Tools for the Right Job - 9/96
  • TN1065: Using QuickDraw GX Functionality from Pascal or Modula-2 -- Without Writing Any C Code - 9/96
  • TN1064: Inside Macintosh: Operating System Utilities: Addendum to Chapter 4 -- Determining If Daylight Savings Time is in Effect - 9/96
  • TN1063: Inside Macintosh: Processes: Time Manager Addenda - 9/96
  • TN1062: Fundamentals of Open Firmware, Part II: The Device Tree - 9/96
  • TN1061: Fundamentals of Open Firmware, Part I: The User Interface - 7/96
  • TN1060: Controlling Apps with Synthesized Events, or jGNEFilter -- the Untold Story - 7/96

  • TN1059: On Improving Open Transport Network Server Performance - 7/96
  • TN1058: QuickDraw GX 'ptyp' Resource: Calculations, Uses & Limitations - 7/96
  • TN1057: Querying PostScript Printers at dtp Creation Time the QuickDraw GX Way - 7/96
  • TN1056: Apple Media Tool's "Not Enough External Memory (3)" Error Explained - 7/96
  • TN1055: SIMMs to DIMMs: Making Sense Out of Memory Expansion for the Power Macintosh - 7/96
  • TN1054: Decomposing a QuickDraw GX Mapping - 7/96
  • TN1053: QuickDraw GX GraphicsBug: Description, Uses &Limitations - 7/96
  • TN1052: QuickDraw GX ConicLibrary.c in Detail: Description and Derivations - 6/96
  • TN1051: Understanding Conic Splines - 6/96
  • TN1050: System 7.5.3 Revision 2 - 6/96

  • TN1049: Approaching the Millennium: The Mac and the Year 2000 - 6/96
  • TN1048: Some Sound Advice: Getting the Most Out of the Sound Manager - 6/96
  • TN1047: On Creating Web-Friendly Documentation: A Few Techniques - 5/96
  • TN1046: Inside Macintosh: Devices, Power Manager Addenda - 5/96
  • TN1045: On Changes to QuickTime Conferencing Components: New Error Codes, Behavior & Methods of Retrieving Errors - 5/96
  • TN1044: Understanding PCI Expansion ROM Choices for Mac OS 8 - 5/96
  • TN1043: On Drag Manager Additions - 5/96
  • TN1042: Strategies for Dealing with Low-Memory Conditions - 5/96
  • TN1041: Inside Macintosh: Files Errata - 4/96
  • TN1040: Write Cache Flushing: Techniques for Properly Handling System Shutdown - 4/96

  • TN1039: Access & the Power Manager:Headaches & Cures - 4/96
  • TN1038: QuickDraw GX OffscreenLibrary.c in Detail: Description, Uses & Limitations - 4/96
  • TN1037: QuickDraw GX MappingLibrary.c: Its Uses and Limitations - 4/96
  • TN1036: QuickTime VR 1.0 Object Movie File Format - 4/96
  • TN1035: QuickTime VR 1.0 Panorama Movie File Format - 4/96
  • TN1034: Inside Macintosh: QuickDraw GX Graphics Errata - 2/96
  • TN1033: Interrupts in Need of (a Good) Time - 2/96
  • TN1032: Mixing QuickDraw & Post-Script Printing from Your App: Some Gotchas - 2/96
  • TN1031: History & Peregrinations: The Dogcow Goes QuickTime VR - 4/96
  • TN1030: A Technique for Estimating the Total RAM You Need for a QuickTime VR Project - 2/96

  • TN1029: Getting Up to Speed with QuickTime VR: Notes from the Field - 2/96
  • TN1028: Inside Macintosh: GX Series Addenda - 2/96
  • TN1027: On the Importance of Print Testing: A Brief Checklist - 2/96
  • TN1026: The Notification Manager: Problems & Fixes - 2/96
  • TN1025: Driver Loader Library Call GetDriverInformation: A Bug & Workaround - 2/96
  • TN1024: Palette Manager Tidbits - 2/96
  • TN1023: Understanding PackBits - 2/96
  • TN1022: Inside Macintosh: QuickDraw GX Environment and Utilities Errata - 2/96
  • TN1021: Creating Off-Screen Bitmaps When Speed is Critical - 2/96
  • TN1020: Color Cursing: Two Major Causes - 2/96

  • TN1019: Plotting Small Icons: The 'SICN' Resource - 2/96
  • TN1018: Understanding the SerialDMA Driver - 2/96
  • TN1017: System 7.5 Update 2.0; System 7.5.3 - 4/96
  • TN1016: Where Has My qd Gone? How Do I Use QDGlobals Correctly? - 2/96
  • TN1015: Inside Macintosh: QuickDraw GX Objects Errata - 2/96
  • TN1014: Inside Macintosh: QuickDraw GX Printing Extensions and Drivers Errata - 2/96
  • TN1013: Printer Direct Mode APIs for Macintosh Printer Drivers - 2/96
  • TN1012: QuickTime TV Tuner APIs - 10/95
  • TN1011: Understanding Type 11 & No FPU Installed Errors on the Power Macintosh - 10/95
  • TN1010: QuickTime Teletext Component APIs - 10/95

  • TN1009: On Multiple Inheritance &HandleObjects - 10/95
  • TN1008: Understanding PCI Bus Performance - 10/95
  • TN1007: On the E l e m e n t s of a Technote - 10/95
  • TN1006: A Technique for Figuring Out a Resource's Base Value - 10/95
  • TN1005: The Compleat Guide To SimpleText - 10/95
  • TN1004: On QuickTime Component Manager 3.0 & PowerPC Native Components - 10/95
  • TN1003: On the Deferred Task Manager - 10/95
  • TN1002: On Launching an App with a Document - 10/95
  • TN1001: On Power Macintosh Interrupt Management - 10/95


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