Where can I get resources for developing for Mac OS Classic?

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Published on 2010-05-27T22:16:08Z Indexed on 2010/05/28 7:11 UTC
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I recently got bored and fired up my old Mac OS Classic emulator, and then got nostalgic for writing old-school applications for the system. So, my question:

Where can I get dev tools that can still target Classic? (Ideally free, since this is just for fun, but if grabbing a used version of CodeWarrior on eBay is the best way to go, so be it.)
Where can I get at least reference materials so I don't have to guess-and-check my way around Carbon/the System Toolbox?
Are there any forums still running that would be open to answering old-school Mac questions for when I get stuck?

This is purely for fun, so don't worry about how impractical this is. I know.

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