An English-like command language for the Macintosh introduced with System 7 Pro and supported in Mac OS X, even though OS X has its own Unix commands. Like the command lines and batch files in DOS/Windows, AppleScript is used to invoke numerous functions and automate repetitive tasks. A variety of pre-written scripts are available, and Apple's Script Editor is used to write one's own.
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- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
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- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
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- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
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- Blog posts 2008-06-23
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- Discussion threads 2008-06-20
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- Software downloads 2008-06-17
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- Software downloads 2008-06-12
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- Software downloads 2008-06-05
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- Software downloads 2008-05-15
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- Blog posts 2008-05-13
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- Blog posts 2008-05-13
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- Blog posts 2008-05-13
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- Software downloads 2008-05-02
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