Mac OS 8 Revealed, with CD-ROM

by Tony Francis

Providing the first authoritative information on this new operating system, this book is an essential resource for Macintosh developers who need to study the new architecture in order to make their... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0201479559
• ISBN13: 9780201479553
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Longman
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Copland Review Very Informative

I know why many of the reviewers gave the book only one or two stars. They were disappointed in that it had nothing to do with the actual product MacOS 8, but instead deals with the vaporware product also known as Copland.As far as it's review of Copland is concerned it is a very interesting book. I wish there was some more detail in regards to some of the low level stuff (such as task scheduling etc.). The book however provided a very interesting view of how Apple was going to try and transition between it's then current OS and a new "modern" OS. The level of detail is high enough to be informative, yet technical enough to provide potential developers with some understanding of how to (re)design their software to work under MacOS 8 Copland.My hats off to the author, even though it turned out to be a waist of paper from a productivity standpoint.

For what is here ... the author deserves much respect ...

I represent a Mac User who, one year ago, would have never used a Mac ... but I'm working a Help Desk job, and roughly 10% of my traffic is a Mac ... this book has been an indespensible Godsend !! Sure, the else-metioned confusion with Copland is a bane for this title, what IS here is much appreciated !!