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The Macintosh interface, with its collection of icons and menus accessible at the click of a button, is unique. There are several limitations, but nothing works quite as well as the Macintosh view of computing. Learning the Macintosh so well as to be able to invent software for its environment is a different experience from other kinds of programming. Apple Computer understands the importance of information about its interface, and from the beginning has made details about the interface available to developers. Compact discs became a vital way for Apple to distribute technicalities to its programming community. Apple's compact disc series, entitled the Apple Developer CD Series, was a convenient way to distribute a great deal of information on a single wafer of plastic and metal. Two of these CD-ROM products are discussed in detail: 1. The Electronic Guide to Macintosh Human Interface Design, and 2. Inside Macintosh CD-ROM.