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Operating System Utilities
Inside Macintosh: Operating System Utilities describes parts of the Macintosh Operating System that allow you to manage various low-level aspects of the operating system. This book shows in detail how to handle a number of issues that are not specifically related to files, memory, or process execution. With this book, you'll learn how to
Additional aspects of the Macintosh Operating System are discussed in these Inside Macintosh books: Memory, Processes, Files, and Devices.
- get information about the operating environment
- manage operating-system queues
- handle dates and times
- control the settings of the parameter RAM
- manipulate the trap dispatch table
- receive and respond to low-level system errors
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Book Contents
- Figures, Tables, and Listings
- Preface - About This Book
- Chapter 1 - Gestalt Manager
- Chapter 2 - System Error Handler
- Chapter 3 - Mathematical and Logical Utilities
- Chapter 4 - Date, Time, and Measurement Utilities
- Chapter 5 - Control Panel Extensions
- Chapter 6 - Queue Utilities
- Chapter 7 - Parameter RAM Utilities
- Chapter 8 - Trap Manager
- Chapter 9 - Start Manager
- Chapter 10 - Package Manager
- Glossary