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From: mw2k+@andrew.cmu.edu (Miles Asher Weissman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Beginning Mac Programing
Message-ID: <8W8QYby00Xc5AFE04R@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: 23 Feb 88 18:32:07 GMT
Organization: Carnegie Mellon University
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	A few people on the net have mentioned that they would like to
start programing with there Macs.  First a word of warning:

	IT IS GOING TO COST A RESPECTABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY

	The above should read ( about $200 + ).  The first thing all
Mac programmers need is Inside Macintosh I-V ( yep that's right, all
FIVE volumes costing between $20 and $27 each )  These tomes will in
NO way teach you to program the Mac, it will simply tell you the routines
and how to access them.
	To actually learn programing on the Mac, there is a new book
out (part of the Addison Wesley Mac Library) called "Programmers intro-
duction to the Macintosh Family"  This appears quite good, and explains
how the Mac memory map is used as well as all sorts of other specific
Mac info.
	I can not at this time recomend any external books, although
I have heard that Macintosh Revealed Vol 1 & 2 are quite good.
	Finally, you need a good programing language.  I would recomend
LightSpeed Pascal or C.  There is also MPW but you had better have a
Hard disk and probably two megs of memory.  The third and final choice
would be Turbo Pascal or C, which many people like.

	In conclution, you will not get away without buying IM I-V, or
at least having all 5 vols around when your are programing.

		- Miles Weissman
	Acting President CMU MUG
MW2K@andrew.cmu.edu
Carnegie Mellon University