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Carbon (API)

Carbon is a discontinued C-based application programming interface (API) developed by Apple for Mac OS X. Introduced to ease the transition from Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 9, it enabled developers to port ("carbonize") existing applications to Mac OS X while maintaining compatibility with the classic Mac OS. Carbon complemented Cocoa, the object-oriented API…

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Developer
Apple Inc.
Final release
macOS Mojave / 2019
License
Proprietary
Operating system
Classic Mac OS, macOS
Release
2000
Type
Software framework

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Carbon (API)

Nodes86
Edges85
Triples7
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.023256
Components1

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Carbon (API)

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Developer · 1
Carbon (API) → Apple Inc.
Final release · 1
Carbon (API) → macOS Mojave / 2019
License · 1
Carbon (API) → Proprietary
Operating system · 1
Carbon (API) → Classic Mac OS, macOS
Release · 1
Carbon (API) → 2000
Type · 1
Carbon (API) → Software framework
Written in · 1
Carbon (API) → C

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Carbon (API)DeveloperApple Inc.1.00infobox
Carbon (API)Final releasemacOS Mojave / 20191.00infobox
Carbon (API)LicenseProprietary1.00infobox
Carbon (API)Operating systemClassic Mac OS, macOS1.00infobox
Carbon (API)Release20001.00infobox
Carbon (API)TypeSoftware framework1.00infobox
Carbon (API)Written inC1.00infobox

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