[comp.binaries.mac] Macintosh Technical Notes - 262 Controlling Status Calls

bytebug@dhw68k.cts.com (Roger L. Long) (02/25/90)

[02/90 Macintosh Technical Notes - 262 Controlling Status Calls]

Written by: Tim Enwall					   February 1990

This Technical Note discusses situations under which  high-level  Status
calls do not work correctly and PBStatus calls should be made instead.

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