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

 
Apple Game Sprockets Guide
Overview
QuickDraw 3D RAVE
X-Ref

User Interface

 
Apple Guide Complete
Electronic Guide to Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines
Macintosh OS 8 Human Interface Guidelines
Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines

Graphics and Media

 
Advanced Color Imaging on the Mac OS
Imaging With QuickDraw
3D Graphics Programming with QuickDraw 3D
3D Metafile Reference
QuickDraw GX Environment and Utilities
QuickDraw GX Graphics
QuickDraw GX Objects
QuickDraw GX Printing
QuickDraw GX Printing Extensions and Drivers
QuickDraw GX Programmer's Overview
QuickDraw GX Typography
QuickTime
QuickTime Components
Sound
Speech Recognition Manager
Virtual Reality Programming with QuickTime VR

Operating System Services

 
AppleScript Finder Guide
AppleScript Language Guide
AppleScript Scripting Additions Guide
Devices
Files
Macintosh Toolbox Essentials
Mac OS 8 Toolbox Reference
Mac OS Runtime Architectures
Memory
More Macintosh Toolbox
Operating System Utilities
PowerPC Numerics
PowerPC System Software
Processes
Text
Text Encoding Conversion Manager

Internet and Component Software

 
Documentation Updates
Cyberdog Programmer's Kit
OpenDoc Class Reference
OpenDoc Cookbook
OpenDoc Programmer's Guide
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

 
AOCE Application Interfaces
AOCE Service Access Modules
Interapplication Communication
Networking
Networking With OpenTransport (UPDATED 2/20)
Telephony