Carbon (late transitional API)

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Carbon (late transitional API) was Apple’s C-based application programming interface that allowed developers to modernize and run classic Mac OS applications on Mac OS X during the operating system’s transition period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Apple technology ⓘ
application programming interface ⓘ
software development framework ⓘ
apiStyle procedural C API ⓘ
basedOn classic Mac OS APIs ⓘ
category Mac OS X development framework ⓘ
Mac OS classic compatibility technology ⓘ
compatibilityLayerFor classic Mac OS applications ⓘ
deprecationAnnouncedAt Apple Worldwide Developers Conference ⓘ
designGoal source-level compatibility between classic Mac OS and Mac OS X ⓘ
developer Apple Inc. ⓘ
documentationPublisher Apple Inc. ⓘ
doesNotSupport 64-bit applications on Mac OS X ⓘ
encouragedMigrationTo Objective-C Cocoa APIs ⓘ
linked to: macOS Cocoa
historicalRole bridge between classic Mac OS and Mac OS X application models ⓘ
integratesWith Core Foundation ⓘ
OpenGL on Mac OS X ⓘ
linked to: OpenGL

QuickTime ⓘ
introducedWith Mac OS 8.1 ⓘ
linked to: Mac OS 8
notableLimitation no 64-bit GUI support on Mac OS X ⓘ
operatingSystem Mac OS X ⓘ
linked to: macOS

classic Mac OS ⓘ
linked to: Classic Mac OS
partOf Mac OS X transition technologies ⓘ
programmingLanguage C ⓘ
provides QuickDraw-based graphics APIs ⓘ
event handling APIs ⓘ
file system APIs ⓘ
menu management APIs ⓘ
window management APIs ⓘ
purpose to allow classic Mac OS applications to run on Mac OS X ⓘ
to help developers modernize classic Mac OS applications ⓘ
relatedTo Classic Environment ⓘ
Cocoa (API) ⓘ
linked to: macOS Cocoa

Mac OS X transition period ⓘ
replacedBy Cocoa (API) ⓘ
linked to: macOS Cocoa
status deprecated ⓘ
discontinued ⓘ
supports 32-bit applications ⓘ
preemptive multitasking on Mac OS X ⓘ
protected memory on Mac OS X ⓘ
targetPlatform Intel-based Macintosh computers ⓘ
PowerPC Macintosh computers ⓘ
usedIn Mac OS 8 ⓘ
Mac OS 9 ⓘ
Mac OS X ⓘ
linked to: macOS
uses Pascal-style function naming conventions in many APIs ⓘ

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Classic Mac OS → api → Carbon (late transitional API) ⓘ
Rust → influenced → Carbon programming language ⓘ
linked to: Carbon (late transitional API)
Classic Environment → contrastWith → Carbon API ⓘ
subject linked to: Classic Environment in Mac OS X
linked to: Carbon (late transitional API)
Macintosh Toolbox → replacedBy → Carbon API ⓘ
linked to: Carbon (late transitional API)
Mac OS X transition technologies → includes → Carbon Appearance Manager ⓘ
linked to: Carbon (late transitional API)
Mac OS X transition technologies → basedOn → Carbon API layer ⓘ
linked to: Carbon (late transitional API)
Carbon Sound Manager → APIStyle → Carbon API ⓘ
linked to: Carbon (late transitional API)
Carbon QuickDraw APIs → partOf → Carbon API ⓘ
linked to: Carbon (late transitional API)