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Technical Notes: Legacy Technologies
As Mac OS X and Apple hardware devices evolve, the APIs and technologies they encompass change to meet the needs of developers and users. As part of this evolution, less efficient features, interfaces, and programming techniques are deprecated or retired in favor of newer ones. Apple makes these changes only when deemed absolutely necessary. A technology identified in the ADC Reference Library as deprecated has been superseded and may become unsupported in the future. A technology identified as unsupported is no longer available from Apple for use by developers. Legacy documents help developers understand legacy technologies, identify replacements, and update their products to run on current Apple platforms.
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ADB - The Untold Story: Space Aliens Ate My Mouse (HTML) (PDF)
HW01.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
BitMapToRegion: So Many Bitmaps, So Little Time (HTML) (PDF)
QD02.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
Color Cursing: Two Major Causes (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN1020.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
Creating Off-Screen Bitmaps When Speed is Critical (HTML) (PDF)
TN1021.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
Palette Manager Tidbits (HTML) (PDF)
TN1024.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
Plotting Small Icons: The 'SICN' Resource (HTML) (PDF)
TN1019.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
Supporting Plug-in Rendereds in QD3D 1.5.3 Applications (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN1110.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
Using The GXGraphics Extension (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN1101.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
Writing Custom Hoses for LaserWriter 8.6 (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN1144.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
Unlocking GDHandles Considered Harmful (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN1118.
 Unsupported 1998-06-01
Building a 3D application that calls RAVE (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN1125.
 Unsupported 1998-05-01
Using QuickDraw GX Functionality from Pascal or Modula-2 - Without Writing Any C Code (HTML) (PDF)
TN1065.
 Unsupported 1996-09-01
Decomposing a QuickDraw GX Mapping (HTML) (PDF)
TN1054.
 Unsupported 1996-07-01
Querying PostScript Printers at dtp Creation Time the QuickDraw GX Way (HTML) (PDF)
TN1057.
 Unsupported 1996-07-01
QuickDraw GX ConicLibrary.c in Detail: Description and Derivations (HTML) (PDF)
TN1052.
 Unsupported 1996-06-01
Understanding Conic Splines (HTML) (PDF)
TN1051.
 Unsupported 1996-06-01
QuickDraw GX MappingLibrary.c: Its Uses and Limitations (HTML) (PDF)
TN1037.
 Unsupported 1996-04-01
QuickDraw GX OffscreenLibrary.c in Detail: Description, Uses & Limitations (HTML) (PDF)
TN1038.
 Unsupported 1996-04-01
Sleep Queue Tasks (HTML) (PDF)
HW31.
 Unsupported 1993-05-01
Fixed CLUT Devices and the Single Techno Nerd (HTML) (PDF)
QD19.
 Unsupported 1992-12-01
Sense Lines (HTML) (PDF)
HW30.
 Unsupported 1992-09-01
8*24 GC QuickDraw and Deaccelerated CopyBits (HTML) (PDF)
QD16.
 Unsupported 1991-02-01
CD-ROM Notes (Most Excellent) (HTML) (PDF)
DV18.
 Unsupported 1991-02-01
CMOS On Macintosh LC PDS (HTML) (PDF)
HW07.
 Unsupported 1991-02-01
Custom WDEF and wDraw (HTML) (PDF)
TB05.
 Unsupported 1991-02-01
Serial GPi (General-Purpose Input) (HTML) (PDF)
DV16.
 Unsupported 1991-02-01
Basic QuickDraw Q&As (HTML) (PDF)
QD505.
 Unsupported 1990-10-01
Color Manager Q&As (HTML) (PDF)
QD510.
 Unsupported 1990-10-01
Color QuickDraw Q&As (HTML) (PDF)
QD515.
 Unsupported 1990-10-01
Graphics Devices Manager Q&As (HTML) (PDF)
DV530.
 Unsupported 1990-10-01
NuBus Expansion Interface Q&As (HTML) (PDF)
HW520.
 Unsupported 1990-10-01
Palette Manager Q&As (HTML) (PDF)
QD530.
 Unsupported 1990-10-01
Picture Utility Q&As (HTML) (PDF)
QD535.
 Unsupported 1990-10-01
Processors & General Logic Q&As (HTML) (PDF)
HW535.
 Unsupported 1990-10-01
QuickDraw GX Q&As (HTML) (PDF)
QD540.
 Unsupported 1990-10-01
Slot Manager Q&As (HTML) (PDF)
DV560.
 Unsupported 1990-10-01
Video Hardware Q&As (HTML) (PDF)
HW555.
 Unsupported 1990-10-01
Of Time and Space and _CopyBits (HTML) (PDF)
QD21.
 Unsupported 1990-06-01
Monitor Depth : Gimmie Depth Or Gimmie Death (HTML) (PDF)
DV10.
 Unsupported 1990-04-01
Where Have My Font Icons Gone? (HTML) (PDF)
TE03.
 Unsupported 1988-12-01
Colorizing With CopyBits (HTML) (PDF)
QD04.
 Unsupported 1987-11-01
Every Picture [Comment] Tells Its Story, Don't It? (HTML) (PDF)
QD06.
 Unsupported 1987-11-01
Finding Drivers in the Unit Table (HTML) (PDF)
DV06.
 Unsupported 1986-02-01
Drawing Characters into a Narrow GrafPort (HTML) (PDF)
TE01.
 Unsupported 1986-01-01
Pictures and Clip Regions (HTML) (PDF)
QD11.
 Unsupported 1986-01-01
Drawing Icons (HTML) (PDF)
QD17.
 Unsupported 1985-10-01
QuickDraw's Internal Picture Definition (HTML) (PDF)
QD14.
 Unsupported 1985-04-01