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From: pkahn@meridian.ads.com (Phil Kahn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Beginning Mac Programming
Message-ID: <2694@zodiac.UUCP>
Date: 28 Feb 88 00:42:06 GMT
References: <104700005@uiucdcsp> <978@PT.CS.CMU.EDU>
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Reply-To: pkahn@meridian.UUCP (Phil Kahn)
Organization: Advanced Decision Systems, Mt. View, CA (415) 941-3912
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Keywords: Transkel and starting programming on the MAC
Summary: What is transkel and where can I get it?

First, Transkel sounds very useful. Could someone describe it a bit
and let me know where it can be found?

Second, I am a new (home) owner of a MAC II who is just plunging into
the guts to begin programming.  I have an academic computer science
background and have over a million lines of code (academic and
engineering). Point is, I'm a bit inundated by all the books at this
point (though, that always seems to be the case).  Essentially, I want
access into the graphics, windows, text, mouse, and event handling.
I just got IM 1-3 and 5; I couldn't see a need for 4 which seemed to
be Plus specific. Macintosh Programming Secrets has been recommended
and bought. Are both volumes of Macintosh Revealed useful? Volume 2
seemed to be the one that gets cracked and old from use. And what
about these books that only talk about the Toolbox? They sound useful,
but no mention has been made yet on this digest.

Thanks,
phil...