ADC News
Important up-to-the-minute technical, business, and program information for developers. Also available by email for ADC Members.
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Macintosh Products Guide
Localized guide to software and hardware for the Macintosh. You can
find, add or remove your products, list URLs where your products are
available, and update your information!
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3rd Party Links
Links to tools, languages, source code, news groups, conferences,
and developers' web sites.
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Apple Tech Info Library
The TIL contains product information, technical specifications, and troubleshooting
information. It's updated daily with new and modified articles, and contains thousands of articles.
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Apple Spec
A must-have database of Apple hardware product specifications for both current and discontinued
products.
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G4 Technical Resources
Motorola's AltiVec Technology, embodied in the G4 processor, expands the
current PowerPC architecture through the addition of a 128-bit vector
execution unit, which operates concurrently with existing integer and
floating-point units. Apple has recently posted a variety of technical
resources to its G4 web site to help you accelerate your own applications.
Developers with qualifying software products can use the "Accelerated for G4
with Velocity Engine" promotional graphic logo on qualifying software
packages, in advertising and marketing communications, and as a badge on web
sites to promote increased performance. [October 27]
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Mac OS USB Driver Development Kit 1.3.5
This Driver Development Kit coincides with the latest release of Mac OS
USB which is shipping as part of Mac OS 9.0. The DDK includes file-based
Mac OS USB version 1.3.5 which supports third party USB PCI and Cardbus cards
based on the Open Host Controller Interface specification for USB.
The major feature additions include class drivers for USB Audio Devices
and USB Comm Class Devices (limitations exist). Several vendor-specific
USB Force Feedback HID Device drivers are supported by this release. Also
included is the development release of the USB Storage Class Driver
version 2.0a6 (for test purposes only). This release also includes numerous
fixes for bugs which existed in USB v1.2. Additional features include
timeouts for Control Endpoints, support for USB suspend and resume,
support for automatic software update (requires pre-release of SSW), and
support for USB Cardbus cards (requires SSW 8.6 or greater).
Use this DDK to create products compatible with all releases of Mac OS
USB. Refer to the USB
Version Information Guide for Developers to understand how to properly check for
supported functionality.
[Oct 8]
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FireWire DDK 2.1a7 (SDK DR3)
FireWire Support 2.1 has three main features: Improved SBP-2 performance, CardBus support, and
Connection Management Protocol (Plug Control Register) support. Downloading this DDK requires
at least an Online membership with an ADC Software Seed Key asset.[May 17]
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iMac Firmware Update 1.2
This update should be installed on all iMacs, worldwide, to prevent
start-up problems.[June 25]
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Hardware Developer Notes
Detailed information about Macintosh computers is contained in Developer Notes. Visit this section after new product introductions. [Jul 16]
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Mac OS Mailing Lists
Mailing lists run by Apple & others.
Includes topic descriptions and subscription info.
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