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Technical Notes: Legacy Technologies
As Mac OS X evolves, its technologies and APIs change to meet the needs of users and developers. 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 A technology identified in the ADC Reference Library as deprecated has been superseded and may become unsupported in the future.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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Understanding Open Transport Memory Management (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN1128.
 Unsupported 2001-01-09
Adding Items to the Printing Manager's Dialogs (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN1080.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
Color Printing (HTML) (PDF)
PR01.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
Creating Desktop Printers on the Fly (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN1131.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
Customizing Desktop Printer Utility (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN1113.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
Desktop Printing Revealed (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN1097.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
The Download Manager (HTML) (PDF)
TN1169.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
LaserWriter 8.5.1: The Extended 'PAPA' Resource (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN1115.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
LaserWriter 8.5.1: The Settings Library (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN1129.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
LaserWriter 8.6 and Fonts (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN1146.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
LaserWriter 8.6: How to Write a Converter Plug-in for the Download Manager (HTML) (PDF)
TN1171.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
LaserWriter Driver Surprises in 5.0 and Newer (HTML) (PDF)
PR20.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
LaserWriter Optimization Techniques (HTML) (PDF)
PR04.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
LW 8.5.1 CopyBits Support: Transparent and Clipped Images (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN1114.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
Print Dialogs: Adding Items (HTML)
PR09.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
Printer Direct Mode APIs for Macintosh Printer Drivers (HTML) (PDF)
TN1013.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
A Printing Loop That Cares - The Sequel (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN1092.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
A Printing Loop That Cares... (HTML)
PR10.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
The Printing Plug-ins Manager (HTML) (PDF)
TN1170.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
Writing Custom Hoses for LaserWriter 8.6 (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN1144.
 Unsupported 2000-08-14
The Monster Disk Driver Technote (HTML) (PDF)
TN1189.
 Unsupported 1999-11-01
Introducing the LaserWriter 8 Driver version 8.7 (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN1177.
 Unsupported 1999-10-01
PostScript Output Filters for LaserWriter 8.7 (HTML) (PDF)
TN1179.
 Unsupported 1999-10-01
Introducing the LaserWriter 8 Driver version 8.6.5 (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN1165.
 Unsupported 1999-05-01
LaserWriter 8.6.5 Job Log Format (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN1166.
 Unsupported 1999-05-01
Introducing the LaserWriter 8 Driver Version 8.6 (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN1143.
 Unsupported 1998-11-01
The New PrGeneral Version Opcode (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN1133.
 Unsupported 1998-06-01
Introducing the LaserWriter Driver Version 8.5.1 (HTML) (PDF)
TN1112.
 Unsupported 1997-09-01
Writing PPD Files for Use With LaserWriter 8, version 8.4.1 (HTML) (PDF) ()
TN1068.
 Unsupported 1996-09-01
Querying PostScript Printers at dtp Creation Time the QuickDraw GX Way (HTML) (PDF)
TN1057.
 Unsupported 1996-07-01
QuickDraw GX 'ptyp' Resource: Calculations, Uses & Limitations (HTML) (PDF)
TN1058.
 Unsupported 1996-07-01
Mixing QuickDraw & Post-Script Printing from Your App: Some Gotchas (HTML) (PDF)
TN1032.
 Unsupported 1996-02-01
On the Importance of Print Testing: A Brief Checklist (HTML) (PDF)
TN1027.
 Unsupported 1996-02-01
Dictionary Downloading (HTML) (PDF)
PR14.
 Unsupported 1991-04-01
Feeder Fodder (HTML) (PDF)
PR15.
 Unsupported 1991-04-01
pIdle Proc (or how to let users know what's going on during print time...) (HTML) (PDF)
PR22.
 Unsupported 1991-04-01
Bus Error Handlers (HTML) (PDF)
DV04.
 Unsupported 1991-02-01
LaserWriter Utility Q&As (HTML) (PDF)
QD525.
 Unsupported 1990-10-01
PostScript Q&As (HTML) (PDF)
PR505.
 Unsupported 1990-10-01
Printer Access Protocol Q&As (HTML) (PDF)
NW570.
 Unsupported 1990-10-01
Printer Driver Q&As (HTML) (PDF)
PR510.
 Unsupported 1990-10-01
Printing Manager Q&As (HTML) (PDF)
PR515.
 Unsupported 1990-10-01
PrintMonitor Q&As (HTML) (PDF)
PR520.
 Unsupported 1990-10-01
Processors & General Logic Q&As (HTML) (PDF)
HW535.
 Unsupported 1990-10-01
QuickDraw GX Printing Q&As (HTML) (PDF)
PR525.
 Unsupported 1990-10-01
Driver Education (HTML) (PDF)
DV23.
 Unsupported 1990-08-01
NuBus Interrupt Latency (I Was a Teenage DMA Junkie) (HTML) (PDF)
HW16.
 Unsupported 1988-12-01
Position-Independent PostScript (HTML) (PDF)
PR23.
 Unsupported 1988-03-01
PrGeneral Bug (HTML) (PDF)
PR08.
 Unsupported 1987-11-01
Script Manager Print Action Routine (HTML) (PDF)
TE10.
 Unsupported 1987-11-01
SetLineWidth Revealed (HTML) (PDF)
PR12.
 Unsupported 1987-11-01
Document Names and the Printing Manager (HTML) (PDF)
PR03.
 Unsupported 1987-07-01
Spooler Queries? (HTML) (PDF)
PR13.
 Unsupported 1987-07-01
Using Laser Prep Routines (HTML) (PDF)
PR19.
 Unsupported 1987-07-01
Device-Independent Printing (HTML) (PDF)
PR02.
 Unsupported 1987-05-01
The Effect of Spool-a-page/Print-a-page on Shared Printers (HTML) (PDF)
PR18.
 Unsupported 1987-05-01
PrGeneral (HTML)
PR07.
 Unsupported 1987-05-01
ImageWriter II Paper Motion (HTML) (PDF)
PR17.
 Unsupported 1986-04-01
Finding Drivers in the Unit Table (HTML) (PDF)
DV06.
 Unsupported 1986-02-01
Macintosh Plus Pinouts (HTML) (PDF)
HW10.
 Unsupported 1986-01-01