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What is unsolicited status?
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FW03: Explains the meaning and usage of the SBP-2 unsolicited status message.
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FireWire |
1999-05-17 |
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TCP/IP Option Sizes
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NW62: Enumerates the TCP/IP options and their sizes for Open Transport.
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Networking |
1999-04-26 |
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The AAPL, slot-name property and PCI
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HW61: Discusses the use of the AAPL,slot name property for PCI
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Apple Hardware, Open Firmware, PCI and PC Card |
1999-04-19 |
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Converting a numeric string to a number under Forth
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HW52: Demonstrates numeric string conversion in Forth.
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Open Firmware, PCI and PC Card |
1999-03-29 |
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Determining Open Firmware configuration variables
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HW56: Discusses how to determine the Open Firmware variables on a system.
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AirPort/802.11, Apple Hardware, ATA, Bluetooth, Device Drivers, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, FireWire, Human Interface Device & Force Feedback, Mac OS X Server, Mass Storage Devices, Music & Audio, Networking, PCI and PC Card, Performance, Printing, QuickTime, Rendezvous, Scanners, SCSI, Serial, Still Cameras, USB |
1999-03-29 |
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Determining the version of Open Firmware on your Mac
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HW60: Describes a method to display the version of Open Firmware on a Macintosh.
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Apple Hardware, Device Drivers, Performance |
1999-03-29 |
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dl command in 1 machine mode
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HW51: Describes using the "dl" command in 1 machine mode.
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Apple Hardware, Device Drivers |
1999-03-29 |
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Expansion ROM device properties
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HW50: Describes the Open Firmware properties that should be included in a boot device's expansion ROM.
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AirPort/802.11, Apple Hardware, ATA, Bluetooth, Device Drivers, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, FireWire, Human Interface Device & Force Feedback, Mac OS X Server, Mass Storage Devices, Music & Audio, Networking, PCI and PC Card, Printing, QuickTime, Rendezvous, Scanners, SCSI, Serial, Still Cameras, USB |
1999-03-29 |
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Getting started with Forth
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HW53: Describes where FCode driver developers can get information about the Forth programming language.
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AirPort/802.11, Apple Hardware, ATA, Bluetooth, Device Drivers, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, FireWire, Human Interface Device & Force Feedback, Mac OS X Server, Mass Storage Devices, Music & Audio, Networking, PCI and PC Card, Performance, Printing, QuickTime, Rendezvous, Scanners, SCSI, Serial, Still Cameras, USB |
1999-03-29 |
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if and then in Forth
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HW54: Using the Forth word "if" requires a "then".
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Apple Hardware, Device Drivers |
1999-03-29 |
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PCI SIG
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HW55: Describes the meaning of the acronym PCI SIG.
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PCI and PC Card |
1999-03-29 |
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Stopping Forth command scrolls
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HW57: Describes how to limit Forth commands from scrolling off the screen.
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Apple Hardware, Device Drivers, Performance |
1999-03-29 |
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What is a tokenizer?
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HW58: Defines a tokenizer.
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Open Firmware, PCI and PC Card |
1999-03-29 |
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Why did the name of the PCI bridge change?
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HW59: Explains the name change of the PCI bridge to the generic name "pci" in Open Firmware.
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AirPort/802.11, Apple Hardware, ATA, Bluetooth, Device Drivers, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, FireWire, Human Interface Device & Force Feedback, Mac OS X Server, Mass Storage Devices, Music & Audio, Networking, PCI and PC Card, Performance, Printing, QuickTime, Rendezvous, Scanners, SCSI, Serial, Still Cameras, USB |
1999-03-29 |
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Are interrupts enabled while Open Firmware is running?
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HW44: Explains that interrupts are disabled when Open Firmware is running.
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AirPort/802.11, Apple Hardware, ATA, Bluetooth, Device Drivers, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, FireWire, Human Interface Device & Force Feedback, Mac OS X Server, Mass Storage Devices, Music & Audio, Networking, PCI and PC Card, Performance, Printing, QuickTime, Rendezvous, Scanners, SCSI, Serial, Still Cameras, USB |
1999-02-15 |
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Booting after invoking the Open Firmware user interface
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HW48: Tells how to boot a system after entering the Open Firmware user interface.
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Apple Hardware, Device Drivers, Mass Storage Devices |
1999-02-15 |
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Changing the configuration variable in Open Firmware
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HW40: Tells how to change the configuration variable in Open Firmware.
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Open Firmware |
1999-02-15 |
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Difference between an Open Firmware word and method
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HW46: Describes the differences between an Open Firmware word and an Open Firmware method.
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Open Firmware, PCI and PC Card |
1999-02-15 |
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Difference between using Restart or Shut Down in the Finder's Special menu in Open Firmware
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HW47: Explains the differences between using Restart or Shut Down on Open Firmware
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Apple Hardware, PCI and PC Card |
1999-02-15 |
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Do PowerBooks have a PCI bus?
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HW43: Explains that a Powerbook has a PCI bus.
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Apple Hardware, PCI and PC Card |
1999-02-15 |
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How does Open Firmware generate the name property?
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HW39: Describes the Open Firmware name property generation process.
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Apple Hardware, Device Drivers |
1999-02-15 |
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Invoking the Open Firmware user interface
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HW45: Describes how to invoke the Open Firmware user interface on startup.
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Apple Hardware, Device Drivers |
1999-02-15 |
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PCI bus on the iMac
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HW42: Explains that the iMac has a PCI bus even though it has no expansion slots.
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Apple Hardware, Device Drivers, PCI and PC Card |
1999-02-15 |
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Switching between one and two machine mode for the Open Firmware user interface
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HW37: Explains how to change from one machine mode to two in the Open Firmware user interface.
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Open Firmware |
1999-02-15 |
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What are configuration variables in Open Firmware?
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HW38: Defines the configuration variables in Open Firmware.
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AirPort/802.11, Apple Hardware, Device Drivers, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, FireWire, Mac OS X Server, Mass Storage Devices, Music & Audio, Networking, PCI and PC Card, QuickTime, Scanners, SCSI, Serial, Still Cameras, USB |
1999-02-15 |
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What are generic names in Open Firmware?
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HW34: Documents the generic names in Open Firmware.
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Open Firmware, PCI and PC Card |
1999-02-15 |
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What are NewWorld and Open Firmware version 3?
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HW33: Describes "NewWorld project" and tells what part Open Firmware version 3 plays.
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Device Drivers |
1999-02-15 |
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What are snag keys in Open Firmware?
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HW35: Explains Open Firmware snag keys, including examples of their function.
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Apple Hardware, FireWire, Mass Storage Devices, Networking, USB |
1999-02-15 |
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What is meant by 1 machine mode verses 2 machine mode with respect to Open Firmware?
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HW36: Documents 1 machine mode vs. 2 machine mode in Open Firmware.
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Apple Hardware, Device Drivers |
1999-02-15 |
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PrepareMemoryForIO in the NewWorld
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DV33: Explains the correct use of PrepareMemoryForIO on DMA buffers when writing a device driver for DMA software.
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Device Drivers |
1998-12-07 |
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Ejecting the Volume on Which Your Program Resides
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FL09: Suggests different solutions regarding ejecting a disk on which an application resides.
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Mass Storage Devices |
1998-07-06 |
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OTScheduleDeferredTask When Task Running
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NW52: Describes what happens when you use OTScheduleDefferedTask to schedule a task that is running.
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Apple Hardware, Networking, Performance |
1997-10-13 |
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SCSI ID from vRefNum
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DV29: Legacy Mac OS technique for identifying the ID of a SCSI Parallel device containing a specified disk volume.
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Device Drivers, Mass Storage Devices, SCSI |
1997-05-23 |
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Changing the TCP Window Size
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NW47: Describes how to change the TCP window size in Open Transport.
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Ethernet, Networking |
1997-03-14 |
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Detecting a CD-ROM
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DV18: Demonstrates CD-ROM drive detection.
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Apple Hardware, Device Drivers, Mass Storage Devices, SCSI |
1997-01-31 |
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T_DATA_REQ vs M_DATA TPI Message Blocks
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NW42: Explains why OT passes data to a TPI module using M_DATA message blocks instead of M_PROTO+T_DATA_REQ.
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Networking |
1996-10-25 |
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DR Emulator Caches
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Deprecated - HW28: Describes the Dynamic Recompiling emulator's cache, including a description of when to flush the cache.
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Apple Hardware |
1996-04-08 |
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PCI Type 1 Cycles
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HW26: Describes the circumstances when the PowerMac generates a Configuration Type 1 command.
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AirPort/802.11, Apple Hardware, ATA, Bluetooth, Device Drivers, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, FireWire, Human Interface Device & Force Feedback, Mac OS X Server, Mass Storage Devices, Music & Audio, Networking, PCI and PC Card, Printing, Scanners, SCSI, Serial, Still Cameras, USB |
1995-07-15 |
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ANSI SCSI Standards
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Deprecated - DV03: Describes past Macintosh systems that did not fully support the ANSI SCSI-1 standard.
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Apple Hardware, ATA, Device Drivers, Mass Storage Devices, Open Firmware, PCI and PC Card, SCSI |
1995-07-01 |
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Getting a List of Drivers & LUNs (logical unit numbers)
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Deprecated - DV04: Describes a legacy Mac OS technique for obtaining a list of SCSI Parallel drivers, devices, and LUNs.
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ATA, Device Drivers, SCSI |
1995-07-01 |
