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From: lippin@spam.berkeley.edu (The Apathist)
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Subject: Re: Beginning Mac Programming
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Date: 1 Mar 88 01:22:18 GMT
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	I've seen several articles lately saying that Volumes IV and V
of Inside Mac are machine specific.  While there is some truth to this
(particularly in the color sections of V), both books have lots of
information useful on the older Macs.  Almost all of volume IV, and
most of the non-color stuff in volume V are supported by patches in
the latest system files on older Macs.  Of course, if your machine is
suitably ancient (128K and maybe 512K), Apple recommends tthe older
systems.  But there's no problem putting, for example, hierarchical
menus on a 512KE.

	On the other hand, a beginner might be able to get away with
just volume I.  I'd recommend reading the all-text sections of each
chapter, and skipping the routine descriptions until you're ready to
use them.  This shouldn't take too long to read, and requires little
programming expertise to follow (I think).

	If you want to learn a language at the same time, get a book
that has nothing to do with any particular computer; it will likely be
better written, as it only has to approach one problem.

						--Tom Lippincott
						..ucbvax!bosco!lippin

		"Foo!  You are nothing but a charlatan!"
						--Adventure