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Mac OS X Internals unveiled
updated 05:50 pm EDT, Thu June 29, 2006
Mac OS X Internals
Publishing company Pearson Education today unveiled Mac OS X Internals, a book that dissects the internals of the system by presenting a detailed picture that grows incrementally as it is read. Topics include roles of the firmware, boot loader, Mach/BSD kernel components, and the object-oriented I/O Kit driver framework. The book also covers user libraries and other core pieces of the system. Readers learn how these pieces connect and work internally, where they originated, and how they evolved. The book also covers several key areas of Apple's Intel-based Macs (pricing and availability were unavailable).
Sounds
06/29, 06:07pm reply
Sounds pretty interesting, actually
l008com
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a link would be nice!
06/29, 06:34pm reply
Fond as MacNN are of those double-underlined sponsored links, a simple link to Pearson would've been nice. Are they a competitor to the owners of MacNN?
Feathers
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06/29, 07:45pm reply
Bah. Plug.
stuff
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wrong publisher
06/30, 02:20am reply
It's Addison Wesley, sheeeshhh.. someone's asleep at the wheel here!
Amit Singh is very familiar with the topic, and this would make an excellent reference. You should check out his blog writing for a taste of his knowledge.
redesigner
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Same publisher
06/30, 09:17am reply
Addison-Wesley is one of the brands that are published by Pearson Ed. Like Sprite is a Coca-Cola brand.
d-film
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Ownership not relevant!
07/01, 11:46pm reply
The point about it being an AW book is that you will not find any info on the book from the link provided. If you go to awprofessional.com you'll find the book, it's price and it's availability -- everything that is missing from this article.
Seriously, they might as well have written:
"The book 'Mac OS X Internals: A Systems Approach' has been published. Google the title for more info."
Zorak
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