Apple iMac - Manual (Page 9)

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P R E F A C E
About This Developer Note
This developer note is a concise description of the iMac ™ computer, with the
emphasis on the features that are new or different from those of other
Macintosh desktop computers.
This developer note is intended to help hardware and software developers
design products that are compatible with the products described here. If you
are not already familiar with Macintosh computers or if you would simply like
additional technical information, you may wish to read the section
“Supplemental Reference Documents”.
Contents of This Note 0
The information in this note is arranged in five chapters.
■ Chapter 1, “Introduction,” introduces the iMac computer and describes its
features.
■ Chapter 2, “Architecture,” describes the internal logic of the computer,
including the main ICs.
■ Chapter 3, “Devices and Ports,” describes the I/O ports and the built-in I/O
devices.
■ Chapter 4, “RAM Expansion,” describes the expansion features of interest to
developers. It includes development guides for the RAM expansion
modules.
■ Chapter 5, “Software,” describes the system software that comes with the
computer, with emphasis on the new Open Firmware features.