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How To Write Macintosh Software 1988

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How to Write Macintosh Software, second edition, is a book by Scott Knaster, published by Hayden Books (a division of Howard W. Sams & Company), Indianapolis, copyright 1988, second edition first printing 1988, ISBN 0-672-48429-3, Library of Congress number 88-61959.[1] The Library of Congress record gives the extent as xx, 511 pages.[2]

The book explains how the Macintosh manages memory and what happens when a program goes wrong, then teaches debugging from compiled code with MacsBug and TMON. Appendices give a 68000 assembly language overview, common problems, a guided tour of MacsBug and a debugging quick-reference guide. The example programs were sold on a companion diskette.[3]

Contents

Page numbers are from the book's contents list.[3]

  • Acknowledgments, p. xi; Introduction, p. xiii; About This Book, p. xv
  • Part One, How It All Works, p. 1
    • Chapter 1: Getting Started, p. 3
    • Chapter 2: Things in Memory, p. 23
    • Chapter 3: More about Heaps and Fragmentation, p. 59
  • Part Two, Debugging, p. 83
    • Chapter 4: Debugging Macintosh Software, p. 85
    • Chapter 5: Examining Compiled Code, p. 129
    • Chapter 6: More About Compiled Code, p. 169
    • Chapter 7: Real Live Debugging, p. 219
  • Part Three, Tips, Tricks, and Techniques, p. 299
    • Chapter 8: General Techniques, p. 301
    • Chapter 9: Toolbox Techniques, p. 323
    • Chapter 10: Operating System Techniques, p. 371
  • Appendix A: Assembly Language Overview, p. 387
  • Appendix B: Common Problems, p. 417
  • Appendix C: A Guided Tour of Macsbug, p. 429
  • Appendix D: Ancient History, p. 453
  • Appendix E: Debugging Quick Reference Guide, p. 473
  • Index, p. 507

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What this book does not contain

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 531 pages, including the covers, the publisher's lists and the diskette order page; the diskette is not included.

Download: How_To_Write_Macintosh_Software_1988.pdf

References

  1. ↑ Scott Knaster, How to Write Macintosh Software, 2nd ed. (Hayden Books, 1988), title page and copyright page (PDF pp. 4-5).
  2. ↑ Open Library, How to write Macintosh software (1988), record OL2065289M, from Library of Congress catalogue data. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Knaster, How to Write Macintosh Software, 2nd ed., Contents, pp. vii-x (PDF pp. 7-10), and diskette order page (PDF p. 530).
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