Macintosh FAQs

(Locally HTMLized versions in progress...)

Overview

• General
• Hardware
• Software
  • Games
• Programming

General

• Introductory Macintosh FAQ (HTML; current)
• Macintosh Application Software FAQ (HTML; current)
• Macintosh Communications FAQ
• Macintosh System Software FAQ (HTML; current)
• Miscellaneous Macintosh FAQ (HTML; current)
• Macintosh FTP sites (HTML; current)
• Macintosh PowerPC FAQ
• A/UX FAQ
• Macintosh Computers, Software and Peripherals (HTML; current)
• "Power Macintosh"...What's In A Name? (HTML)
• comp.human-factors FAQ

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Hardware

• Macintosh Hardware FAQ (HTML; current)
• Apple's SIMM stack: "contains memory configuration information for all Macintosh computers and all applicable LaserWriter products."
• Sad Mac Error Codes Explained
• Express-Modem FAQ (1.1, 11/15/93)
• Macintosh Powerbook FAQ (html; current)
• Macintosh Duo FAQ (4/18/94)
• Macintosh AV (HTML)
• Macintosh AV DSP Mini-FAQ (1.4, 2/8/94)
• Liquid Crystal Display FAQ (1.0, 8/18/93)
• Apple Trackpad (from the PowerBook 500 series)
• Houdini I (The DOS card for Quadra 610 and other Macs) (0.9, 5/15/94)
• Monitor Sense Codes Defined
• Monitor pin outs (text)
• Serial Port Summary (text)
• Clock Chipping (HTML; current)
• Macintosh CD-ROM FAQ (HTML)

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Software

• QuickTime

• Macintosh Image Processing FAQ (1.1.2)
• Startup Screens and Desktop Pictures FAQ (11/25/92)
• Screen Savers/After Dark FAQ (html; current)
• Mac/Newton Easter Eggs (3/13/94)
• ZTerm FAQ (1.6, 1/6/94)
• QuickDraw GX (html; current)
• Macintosh Application Environment FAQ (current)
• PageMaker FAQs Jumplist (includes some general DTP FAQs, including one on scanning). (HTML)
  (See also DTP Internet Jumplist)
• comp.fonts Home Page
• Mac TIA FAQ (HTML)
• HyperCard FAQ: Basics and Scripting (1.1, text, current)
• Macintosh Cryptography
• Timbuktu Pro FAQ (HTML; current)
• Columbia AppleTalk Package FAQ (AppleTalk service capabilities for Unix machines) (3/2/94)
• Games
  • comp.sys.mac.games FAQ (HTML; current)
  • Marathon FAQ
  • Ambrosia Software FAQs
    • Apeiron FAQ (html; current)
    • Chiral FAQ (html; current)
    • Maelstrom FAQ (html; current)
    • Swoop FAQ (html; current)

  • Bolo FAQ (HTML; current)
  • Hellcats Over the Pacific FAQ (HTML; current: 2.4)
  • F/A-18 Hornet FAQ (HTML; current)
  • Civilization FAQ (HTML; current)
  • SimCity 2000 FAQ (HTML; current)
  • Spaceward Ho! FAQ (HTML; current)
    (Also Delta Tao's Spaceward Ho! page.)
  • Pathways Into Darkness (2/2/94)
  • Realmz FAQ
  • 7th Guest FAQ (text)
  • CoreWar FAQ
  • Adventure Authoring Systems FAQ
  • See Macintosh Recreation for walkthroughs.

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Programming

• Public Domain Programmer's FAQ (html; current)
• Programmer FAQ (old)
• CodeWarrior FAQ Answer Sheet (html; current)
• DEVELOP Journal and Inside Mac on CD-ROM (html; current)
• AppleScript FAQ (text)
• Gestalt Selectors List (text; current)
• Free Development Systems (HTML; current)

• Think Class Library FAQ (3/4/94)
• alt.sources.mac FAQ (4/22/94)
• Information on Clarus (and dogcows in general).

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May 2, 1995 - Robert Lentz (ralentz@ralentz.com)