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What is Carbon?

Apr 28th, 2002 22:02
Christopher Holland, http://developer.apple.com/carbon/index.html

Per the Apple web site (use the link on this page):
"The Carbon APIs can be used to write Mac OS X applications 
that also run on previous versions of the Mac OS (8.1 or later).
Carbon is designed to provide a gentle migration path for 
developers transitioning from Mac OS 9 to Mac OS X. As most 
Carbon APIs are supported on Mac OS 9, developers can enhance
applications for Mac OS X while continuing to support customers 
who are using previous versions of Mac OS. Carbon also allows 
Mac developers to use the software development tools and 
languages they are most familiar with to develop for Mac OS X.
Developers interested in Carbon should begin by reading the 
Inside Mac OS X: System Overview (pdf) book to understand 
the overall system architecture and how Carbon fits 
into the picture.