Technical Q&A's

October 13, 1997

• Hardware features an update to an existing Q&A on Gestalt Values for Recent Macintosh Models.
  Thanks to Rich Kubota.
  
  
• Toolbox features one new Q&A on White Backgrounds for Dialog editText Items.
  Thanks to Pete Gontier.
  
  
• Networking features one new Q&A on OTScheduleDeferredTask When Task Running.
  Thanks to Quinn "The Eskimo!".

September 12, 1997

• OS Utilities features one new Q&A on System Error 29 and another on Find Desktop Folder. Thanks to Quinn "The Eskimo!" and George Warner.
  
  
• Memory features one new Q&A on MemError. Thanks to Mark Cookson.

July 11, 1997

• QuickDraw 3D tops the charts with thirtythree new Q&A's. This category is overflowing with new information. Take a look! Thanks to Scott Kuechle.
  
  
• Devices features one new Q&A on Speed of the Printer Port and an update to the Serial Flow Control Bug Q&A. Thanks to Brian Bechtel and Quinn.
  
  
• Networking features new Q&A's on Accessing the DialAssist data and How to use the OT modem script engine. Thanks to Vinnie Moscaritolo.
  
  
• Inter-Application Communications features one new Q&A on Deselecting Icons in the Finder. Thanks to Lenae Rowland.
  
  

May 23, 1997

• Devices features two of the three new Q&A's on SCSI ID from vRefNum and Serial (Built-In). Thanks to Brian Bechtel and Quinn.
  
  
• QuickDraw features a new Q&A on LaserWriter 8.4.x - Custom page size support. Thanks to Ingrid Kelly.

March 14, 1997

• Networking tops the chart with three new Q&A's on Open Transport. If you're interested in changing TCP window sizes, compiling 68K code for use on PowerMacs or EINVAL errors on device drivers, we have a Q&A for you. Thanks to Quinn "The Eskimo!", Brian Bechtel and Rich Kubota.
  
  
• Devices features new Q&A's on device driver flags and serial flow control errors. Thanks again to Quinn.
  
  
• QuickTime Movie Toolbox reveals the secret of the mysterious SetMovieDefaultDataRef call. Thanks to Mike Bitz.
  
  
• Platforms and Tools presents a FAQ on stub libraries and a Q&A on InstaCompOne archive errors. Thanks to Mark Cookson and George Warner.
  
  
• Operating System Utilities demonstrates a way to call Control Strip routines from PowerPC code. Thanks again to Brian Bechtel.
  
  
• Memory presents a new Q&A which describes how to get lost in the BowelsOfTheMemoryManager and find your way out again. Thanks again to Brian Bechtel.

January 31, 1997

• Devices features one new Q&A on calling the ATA Manager on Power Macintoshes and an updated Q&A on determining the presence of a CD-ROM. Thanks to Vinnie Moscaritolo.
  
  
• Networking has a new Q&A on connecting to a sleeping or dozing Mac, as well as an update on Gestalt calls for networking. Thanks again to Vinnie Moscaritolo.
  
  
• QuickTime Movie Toolbox features a new Q&A on creating and saving movie files. Thanks to Drew Colace.
  
  
• Toolbox has new Q&A's on errors encountered by loading shared libraries and using symbol names longer than 64 characters. Thanks to George Warner.

January 9, 1997

• QuickDraw GX Printing features new Q&A's covering GXNewPaperType and flattening objects. Thanks to Ingrid Kelly.
  
  
• Networking has a new Q&A about using sleep modes with server/client applications. Thanks to Vinnie Moscaritolo.
  
  
• Platforms & Tools has a new Q&A on missing low memory globals. Thanks to Lenae Rowland and Jason Yeo.
  
  
• Processes features a new Q&A on animating cursors at VBL time. Thanks to Pete Gontier.
  
  
• QuickDraw has new Q&A's on print file sizes under LaserWriter 8.4.X and determining whether a printer supports PostScript, as well as an update on the availability of non-QuickDraw GX API's. Thanks again to Ingrid Kelly.
  
  

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