Hi,
I recently bought a LaCie(Yamaha) CD writer. It was bundled with Toast,
which allows you to create multisession CDs for use on mac or PC
platforms. To do so (using toast) I need to use the ISO 9660 standard, and
use the CDROM-XA option. Toast optionally allows you to use EITHER mac
names, windows name (Joliet Extensions) or DOS style 8.3 (default for
cross-platform).
You need a CD driver in your system that recognises CDROM-XA, and it might
be worth checking to see if your writer is producing this format, and that
your macs have a recent version of the CD or CD/DVD driver.
Ray
ps I bought a re-writable drive as well, but was surprised at the ease of
use of multisession discs, and can't see the need for rewritables locally
where the primary use is transportable archiving (10 full "permanent"
multisession CD's for the price of one rewritable).
At 8:55 am -0500 18/2/99, David L. Haviland, Ph.D. wrote:
>Hi:
>
>We are slowly moving toward using CD as a means of not only backing up flow
>data but all sorts of other data as well (sequencing data and projects...).
> We finally purchased one and are on the "learning curve" in understanding
>its use (CD-R vs CD-RW, for example).
>
>For an imaging system we purchased a HP CDWriter 8100i. On an IBM, we have
>the option of being able to write to the disk and leave the disk *open* for
>further additions. Of course, we can close it and effectively "lock it",
>which disables any additions as well.
>
>With a disk that has been written to, but kept "open", we can call a
>directory listing from other IBM computers. Yet, we are unable to get a
>directory listing when using power macs. It seems as though only when the
>disk is written to and "closed", can we get a directory listing using a
>power mac.
>
>Has anyone else observed this?
>
>Many thanks in advance,
>David
>
>=============================
> David L. Haviland, Ph.D.
> Asst. Prof. Immunology
> University of Texas - Houston, H.S.C.
> Institute of Molecular Medicine
> 2121 W. Holcombe Blvd.
> Houston, TX 77030
> Internet:"dhavilan@imm2.imm.uth.tmc.edu"
> Voice: 713.500.2413 FAX: 713.500.2424
> ------------------------------------------------------
>I try to take one day at a time but lately several days
>have attacked me at once!
>=============================
Ray Hicks
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