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< | '''''Programming with Macintosh Turbo Pascal''''' is a 1987 book by Tom Swan, published by John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-62417-9; Library of Congress QA76.8.M3S95 1987, card number 87-18980.<ref name="tp">Tom Swan, ''Programming with Macintosh Turbo Pascal'' (Wiley, 1987), title page and copyright page (PDF pp. 2-3).</ref> The Library of Congress record gives the extent as xi, 402 pages.<ref name="ol">Open Library, [https://openlibrary.org/books/OL2389738M ''Programming with Macintosh Turbo Pascal'', record OL2389738M], from Library of Congress catalogue data. Retrieved 2026-09-30.</ref> | ||
The book builds a set of Borland Turbo Pascal library units that add Macintosh features to Pascal: program shells, mouse handling, QuickDraw graphics, windows, dialog boxes, disk files, data transfer between applications, and clicking and dragging icons. Each unit's full source is listed. It assumes a reader who can already write a small Pascal program.<ref name="pref">Swan, ''Programming with Macintosh Turbo Pascal'', Preface, pp. iii-iv (PDF pp. 4-5).</ref> A note to the reader explains that the alert icons changed in System 4.1, announced as the book went to press, so some figures show the older designs.<ref>Swan, ''Programming with Macintosh Turbo Pascal'', Note to the Reader (PDF p. 6).</ref> | |||
== Contents == | |||
Page numbers are from the book's contents list.<ref name="toc">Swan, ''Programming with Macintosh Turbo Pascal'', Contents, pp. vii-xi (PDF pp. 7-11).</ref> | |||
* Chapter 1: Introducing Turbo Pascal, p. 1 | |||
* Chapter 2: Textbook Programs and Dumb Terminals, p. 21 | |||
* Chapter 3: Turtle Graphics vs. QuickDraw, p. 55 | |||
* Chapter 4: In Any Event, p. 121 | |||
* Chapter 5: Windows, Text, and Scroll Bars, p. 181 | |||
* Chapter 6: Computer Conversations, p. 245 | |||
* Chapter 7: Units as Software Tools, p. 333 | |||
* Index, p. 397 | |||
== What this book does not contain == | |||
It is a programming book. It has no service procedures, parts lists, schematics or electrical data; Apple's repair documentation is in [[:Category:Apple Service Source]]. The hosted scan is 412 PDF pages including the covers. | |||
== Related titles on this wiki == | |||
* [[Turbo Pascal For The Mac 1988]] | |||
* [[Turbo Pascal For The Mac Programming With Business Applications 1987]] | |||
* [[Complete Macintosh Turbo Pascal 1989]] | |||
<pdf> File:Programming_With_Macintosh_Turbo_Pascal_1987.pdf </pdf> | |||
Download: [[:File:Programming_With_Macintosh_Turbo_Pascal_1987.pdf|Programming_With_Macintosh_Turbo_Pascal_1987.pdf]] (25 MB) | |||
== References == | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:42, 30 September 2026
Programming with Macintosh Turbo Pascal is a 1987 book by Tom Swan, published by John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-62417-9; Library of Congress QA76.8.M3S95 1987, card number 87-18980.[1] The Library of Congress record gives the extent as xi, 402 pages.[2]
The book builds a set of Borland Turbo Pascal library units that add Macintosh features to Pascal: program shells, mouse handling, QuickDraw graphics, windows, dialog boxes, disk files, data transfer between applications, and clicking and dragging icons. Each unit's full source is listed. It assumes a reader who can already write a small Pascal program.[3] A note to the reader explains that the alert icons changed in System 4.1, announced as the book went to press, so some figures show the older designs.[4]
Contents
[edit | edit source]Page numbers are from the book's contents list.[5]
- Chapter 1: Introducing Turbo Pascal, p. 1
- Chapter 2: Textbook Programs and Dumb Terminals, p. 21
- Chapter 3: Turtle Graphics vs. QuickDraw, p. 55
- Chapter 4: In Any Event, p. 121
- Chapter 5: Windows, Text, and Scroll Bars, p. 181
- Chapter 6: Computer Conversations, p. 245
- Chapter 7: Units as Software Tools, p. 333
- Index, p. 397
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; Apple's repair documentation is in Category:Apple Service Source. The hosted scan is 412 PDF pages including the covers.
Related titles on this wiki
[edit | edit source]- Turbo Pascal For The Mac 1988
- Turbo Pascal For The Mac Programming With Business Applications 1987
- Complete Macintosh Turbo Pascal 1989
Download: Programming_With_Macintosh_Turbo_Pascal_1987.pdf (25 MB)
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Tom Swan, Programming with Macintosh Turbo Pascal (Wiley, 1987), title page and copyright page (PDF pp. 2-3).
- ↑ Open Library, Programming with Macintosh Turbo Pascal, record OL2389738M, from Library of Congress catalogue data. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- ↑ Swan, Programming with Macintosh Turbo Pascal, Preface, pp. iii-iv (PDF pp. 4-5).
- ↑ Swan, Programming with Macintosh Turbo Pascal, Note to the Reader (PDF p. 6).
- ↑ Swan, Programming with Macintosh Turbo Pascal, Contents, pp. vii-xi (PDF pp. 7-11).