Macintosh C Primer Plus 1986
Macintosh C Primer Plus is a 1986 book by Stephen Prata of The Waite Group, published by Bantam Books (Bantam Computer Books) in March 1986. ISBN 0-553-34197-9; copyright 1986 by The Waite Group, Inc.[1] The Library of Congress record (QA76.8.M3 P73 1986) gives the extent as xiv, 382 pages.[2]
The book teaches the whole C language to readers who know some BASIC or Pascal, and shows experienced C programmers how to use the Macintosh Toolbox and QuickDraw from C. Its examples are written for Hippopotamus Software's Hippo C Level 1 compiler; Prata says they work with the other popular Macintosh C compilers and points out where Hippo C differs from standard C.[3]
Contents
[edit | edit source]Page numbers are from the book's contents list.[4]
- 1. C as a Macintosh Programming Language, p. 1
- 2. C Basics, p. 17
- 3. I/O Functions and Types, p. 43
- 4. Control Statements, p. 85
- 5. Functions, p. 119
- 6. Arrays and Structures, p. 163
- 7. Compound Data Structures, p. 195
- 8. Character Strings, p. 221
- 9. C and the Macintosh Toolbox, p. 259
- 10. A Mac Miscellany, p. 297
- Index, p. 377
What this book does not contain
[edit | edit source]It is a programming book. It has no service procedures, parts lists, schematics or electrical data for the Macintosh; Apple's repair documentation is in Category:Apple Service Source. The hosted scan is 385 pages, including the covers.
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- C Programming Techniques for the Macintosh 1989: Zigurd R. Mednieks and Terry M. Mednieks, Hayden Books
- Programming C On The Macintosh 1986
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Download: Macintosh_C_Primer_Plus_1986.pdf
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Stephen Prata, Macintosh C Primer Plus (Bantam Books, 1986), title page and copyright page (PDF pp. 4-5).
- ↑ Open Library, Macintosh C primer plus, record OL2319530M, from Library of Congress catalogue data. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- ↑ Prata, Macintosh C Primer Plus, Preface, pp. xiii-xiv (PDF pp. 11-12).
- ↑ Prata, Macintosh C Primer Plus, Contents, pp. vii-ix (PDF pp. 7-9).