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In article <199712241939161679245@thebeast.demon.co.uk>,
thebeast@nospam.demon.co.uk (Steve Rogers) wrote:

> Could you point me to some free Internet resources on the subject of
> "how Mac OS starts up"?  I've realised that I know very little about the
> Mac equivalents of EIEIO.SYS, M$DUD.SYS & COMMIC.CON,

The really basic part of the Mac OS is far simpler than the
equivalent parts of the various versions of Windows.  The
usual place to go to for the detailed technical explanation
(including initialising all the hardware, etc.) is the
appropriate book and chapter of _Inside Macintosh_.  Apple
distribute this free at

<http://devworld.apple.com/techinfo/techdocs/mac/mac.html>

but I have to admit that I haven't seen this copy ... I read
it when it was available only on paper.

If you want a less in-depth explanation, then take a browse
down a bookshop with a reasonable Mac section.  If any of the
Mac books has more than two chapters on how the operating
system works, buy it.

If you have specific questions, don't hesitate to post them
here, but /please/ don't cross-post between d.t.m and c.s.m.s.
This defeats the objective of having both groups.

> and nothing at all
> about how it sets up and manages its RAM space**.

RAM management on a Mac is trivially simple once you've
accepted the need for memory handles (which are pointers to
pointers to the memory blocks).  If there's an _Inside Mac_
chapter on memory, it should take you through it all.

> How do you create a Rastafarian atmosphere?
> 
> Hfr na V-na'Vfre.

How do you make a fruit cordial ?

Or avpr gb vg.

Simon.
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In article <199712241939161679245@thebeast.demon.co.uk>,
thebeast@nospam.demon.co.uk (Steve Rogers) wrote:

>Could you point me to some free Internet resources on the subject of
>"how Mac OS starts up"?  I've realised that I know very little about the
>Mac equivalents of EIEIO.SYS, M$DUD.SYS & COMMIC.CON, and nothing at all
>about how it sets up and manages its RAM space**.

You could try <http://devworld.apple.com>. This information is somehere
inside Inside Mac, or the tech notes. I can't think of any specifics, but
I'm sure I've read it somewhere.

IO.SYS and MSDOS.SYS are sort of rolled up into the System file. There is
no clearly defined hardware abstraction, so no separation of these.
COMMAND.COM is sort of like the Finder.

RAM is covered by the memory manager and the process manager chapters.

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Barry
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