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Oh, well this deal will definitely help with the openness issue! (I like a lot of things about Apple but their lack of interest in documenting hardware is one
by gumby 3y ago
Oh, well this deal will definitely help with the openness issue!
(I like a lot of things about Apple but their lack of interest in documenting hardware is one of this things I don’t. It’s ironic given that without Burrell Smith and his doc there would have been no Macintosh).
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- i2cmaster 3y agoThey seem to document it and just not (intentionally) publish the documents.
- GeekyBear 3y ago> their lack of interest in documenting hardware They have their hardware repair documentation online as part of their self service repair program, although I don't think they have finished adding all their products to the program. > Read the repair manual for your iPhone, Mac laptop, Mac desktop or Apple display model to familiarize yourself with the steps required and the parts, tools, and materials needed for your model and repair type. https://support.apple.com/self-service-repair https://support.apple.com/self-service-repair
- kelnos 3y agoI think the parent was talking about chip/register-level documentation, to allow people to write open-source drivers and the like.