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From: dlyons@Apple.COM (David Lyons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: The new gs
Message-ID: <34212@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 22 Aug 89 18:22:26 GMT
References: <11673@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu>
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In article <11673@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> toddpw@tybalt.caltech.edu.UUCP (Todd P. Whitesel) writes:
>[...] how does one read the apple 3.5 at the hardware level? are
>there any in depth explanations (such as jim sather's detailed expose on the
>disk ][) in print anywhere?

As far as I know, this information isn't available from Apple.

>[...]
>the biggest problem we face these days is that the approach apple has taken
>with the gs and mac toolbox calls has been entirely from a high-level language
>perspective, and i'm not sure that is the most efficient way to code things.

The toolbox has generally been designed so that it's accessible from languages
like Pascal and C; I don't understand how this is a problem.  What are you
suggesting would be better?

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