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Authors from the title page (Naiman, Dunn, McCallister, Kadyk); ISBN 1-56609-009-1, LoC 92-16851, 1st printing Sept 1992, 1,241 pp.; full contents; Portable 5.4 V quote given its page (p. 142) and set against Apple's SS procedure (recharge below 5.7 V) instead of the uncited inference; add the Mac Plus 5 V adjustment tip (pp. 141-142); cite
 
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'''''The Macintosh Bible, Fourth Edition''''' by '''Arthur Naiman and contributors''', Peachpit Press for Goldstein & Blair, Berkeley, California, copyright 1987–92. The scan is '''1262 pages'''.
'''''The Macintosh Bible''''', fourth edition, is a book by Arthur Naiman, Nancy E. Dunn, Susan McCallister and John Kadyk "and a cast of thousands", published by Peachpit Press as a Goldstein & Blair book, copyright 1987-92, first printing September 1992. ISBN 1-56609-009-1, Library of Congress card number 92-16851.<ref name="tp">Arthur Naiman et al., ''The Macintosh Bible'', 4th ed. (Peachpit Press, 1992), title page and copyright page (PDF pp. 5-6).</ref> The Library of Congress record gives the extent as 1,241 pages.<ref name="ol">Open Library, [https://openlibrary.org/books/OL1714579M ''The Macintosh bible'', 4th ed., record OL1714579M], from Library of Congress catalogue data. Retrieved 2026-09-30.</ref>


'''This is not an Apple publication.''' It is a third-party book, and it is a '''secondary source''': where it disagrees with Apple's own service documentation, the Apple document wins.
Like the earlier editions it is a collection of tips, shortcuts and product evaluations, with entries initialled by their contributors. The hosted scan is 1,262 PDF pages, covers included.


== What it covers ==
== Contents ==
A very large collection of tips, product evaluations and practical advice, updated edition by
Chapter page numbers are from the book's contents list, which also lists the sections of each chapter.<ref name="toc">Naiman et al., ''The Macintosh Bible'', 4th ed., Contents, pp. 6-11 (PDF pp. 8-13).</ref>
edition and sold with free printed updates. Each edition is substantially rewritten rather than
* Credits, p. 5; Preface, p. 13; Introduction, p. 14; How to use this book, p. 17; Acknowledgments, p. 24; Notes on major contributors, p. 27
reprinted, so the editions are not interchangeable: the fourth edition is the one held here.
* 1. First principles, p. 29
* 2. Basic Mac hardware, p. 93
* 3. Storage and memory, p. 201
* 4. Basic Mac software, p. 289
* 5. Printing, p. 369
* 6. Fonts, p. 439
* 7. Utilities, p. 543
* 8. Troubleshooting, p. 583
* 9. Word processing, p. 617
* 10. Databases, p. 691
* 11. Spreadsheets, p. 713
* 12. Personal and business management, p. 737
* 13. Graphics, p. 759
* 14. Page layout, p. 815
* 15. Sound and action, p. 847
* 16. Education and entertainment, p. 869
* 17. Communications, p. 897
* 18. Integrated software, p. 945
* 19. Programming and resource editing, p. 971
* 20. Where to find good information and inexpensive software, p. 987
* Appendix A: Glossary of basic Mac terms, p. 997
* Appendix B: List of companies & products, p. 1067
* Index, p. 1091; Readers' comments, p. 1234; Ordering information, p. 1242


== What it does not contain ==
== Hardware content ==
* '''No parts lists, no component values and no schematics.''' It is a users' reference, not a
Chapter 2 covers models of the Mac (p. 95), buying and upgrading, hardware tips, monitors, keyboards, mice and protecting the Mac; Chapter 3 covers hard disks, SCSI devices, floppy disks and memory upgrades; Chapter 8 covers troubleshooting, mostly of software and disks.<ref name="toc" /> A few entries in the "Mac hardware tips" section are relevant to repair:
  service document, and its hardware advice is at the level of "install a fan".
* "Preventing Mac Plus failures" (Rich Wolfson) says early Macintosh Plus power supplies were "notorious" for failing, and recommends checking the voltage between pins 1 and 2 of the mouse port and adjusting the potentiometer on the side of the machine to exactly 5 V, rechecking after five to ten minutes' warm-up. It says most Pluses came set between 4.8 and 5.1 V, and that a failed Plus supply is usually the flyback transformer and its related parts.<ref name="plus">Naiman et al., ''The Macintosh Bible'', 4th ed., "preventing Mac Plus failures", pp. 141-142 (PDF pp. 143-144).</ref>
* Product evaluations are contemporary with the edition and are of historical interest only.
* "Keeping the Portable's battery charged" (Naiman and Todd Corleto) says "if the Mac Portable's batteries fall below 5.4 volts, they can't be recharged", and advises not leaving a battery in the Portable for more than two weeks without the adaptor plugged in, and recharging a stored battery at least every six months.<ref name="port">Naiman et al., ''The Macintosh Bible'', 4th ed., "keeping the Portable's battery charged", p. 142 (PDF p. 144).</ref> Apple's procedure is different: measure the battery, recharge it if it reads below 5.7 V, and replace it if it will not recharge.<ref name="ssport">Apple Computer, ''Macintosh Portable'' Service Source, Additional Procedures, Battery Verification, p. 3 (PDF p. 135). Hosted as [[Macintosh Portable Service Source]].</ref>
The book has no schematics, parts lists or service procedures; Apple's service manuals are in [[:Category:Apple Service Source]].


== What it settles ==
== Pages that cite this book ==
One figure in the fourth edition is a real measurement and is worth carrying: '''"If the Mac
* [[Battery Refurbishment]] and [[Macintosh Portable Service Source]], for the Portable battery advice
Portable's batteries fall below 5.4 volts, they can't [be recharged]"'''. Apple's own
[[Macintosh Portable Service Source]] specifies the pack as '''sealed lead-acid, 6.5&nbsp;V''', so
5.4&nbsp;V is the floor below which the machine's charger will no longer bring it back &mdash; which
is why so many surviving Portables need an external charge or a replacement pack. It is also a useful
counter-example: a bare "5.4" in an ''Apple'' symptom chart is a section cross-reference, but here it
is a voltage, stated as one.


== Pages that cite this document ==
== Other editions on this wiki ==
* [[Macintosh 128K]], [[Macintosh Plus]], [[Macintosh SE]] &mdash; contemporary practical advice
* [[The Macintosh Bible 1st edition 1986]]
* [[Macintosh Portable Service Source]] and [[Battery Refurbishment]] &mdash; the 5.4&nbsp;V recharge floor
* [[The Macintosh Bible 2nd edition 1989]]
* [[The Dead Mac Scrolls]] &mdash; published in the same series by the same imprint, and the repair companion to it
* [[The Macintosh Bible 3rd Edition 1991]]
* [[The Dead Mac Scrolls]], Larry Pina's repair book published in the same year, subtitled "the Macintosh Bible guide to saving a fortune on Mac repairs"


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