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Macintosh C Programming Primer 1992

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Macintosh C Programming Primer, Volume I: Inside the Toolbox Using THINK C, second edition, is a book by Dave Mark and Cartwright Reed, published by Addison-Wesley, copyright 1992. This scan is the first printing, May 1992. ISBN 0-201-60838-3 (volume 1); Library of Congress QA76.8.M3M368 1992, card number 92-4299.[1] The numbered pages run to 656.[2] The first edition of Volume I was published in 1989 as Macintosh Programming Primer: Inside the Toolbox Using THINK's Lightspeed C (ISBN 0-201-15662-8).[3]

Volume I is the introductory volume. It takes a C programmer through setting up THINK C 5, QuickDraw drawing, events, menus and dialogs to complete small Macintosh applications, with appendices on the THINK C and debugger commands, debugging techniques, HyperCard XCMDs and the new Inside Macintosh series.[4] Macintosh C Programming Primer 1989 and Macintosh C Programming Primer 1990 hold Volume II.

Contents

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Page numbers are from the book's contents list.[4]

  • Source Code Disk for the Mac Primer, p. ix
  • Preface, p. xi
  • Acknowledgments, p. xiii
  • 1. Introduction, p. 1
  • 2. Setting Up, p. 23
  • 3. Drawing on the Macintosh, p. 49
  • 4. Events, p. 127
  • 5. Menu Management, p. 201
  • 6. Working with Dialogs, p. 259
  • 7. Toolbox Potpourri, p. 363
  • 8. Finishing Touches, p. 457
  • 9. The Final Chapter, p. 491
  • Appendix A: Glossary, p. 503
  • Appendix B: Code Listings, p. 521
  • Appendix C: THINK C Command Summary, p. 603
  • Appendix D: The Debugger Command Summary, p. 615
  • Appendix E: Debugging Techniques, p. 623
  • Appendix F: Building HyperCard XCMDs, p. 629
  • Appendix G: Bibliography, p. 639
  • Appendix H: New Inside Macintosh Series, p. 643
  • Index, p. 647

What this book does not contain

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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 source code disk was sold separately and is not part of the scan. The hosted scan is 649 pages.

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References

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  1. ↑ Dave Mark and Cartwright Reed, Macintosh C Programming Primer, Volume I: Inside the Toolbox Using THINK C, 2nd ed. (Addison-Wesley, 1992), title page and copyright page (PDF pp. 2-3).
  2. ↑ Mark and Reed, Macintosh C Programming Primer, Volume I, 2nd ed., Index, pp. 647-656 (PDF pp. 636-645).
  3. ↑ Open Library, Macintosh programming primer: inside the toolbox using THINK's Lightspeed C, record OL22218433M (1989, x, 532 p.). Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mark and Reed, Macintosh C Programming Primer, Volume I, 2nd ed., Contents, pp. v-viii (PDF pp. 5-8).
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