RE: CD Burning

From: Len Brown (lbrown@mmri.mater.org.au)
Date: Sun Jan 14 2001 - 18:23:25 EST


Hi

I always burn my CDs in native form, i.e. "Mac Files and Folders" using
Toast. I do this, as often when burning in ISO9660 the file names will be
abbreviated. I also feel it is more appropriate to archive files in their
native form. If the files are required for the NT network I can still
transfer from my PowerMac or the CD using AppleTalk. I have no problem
transferring files from my Mac LAN to NT network except file names should be
Windows NT compatible.

Len Brown
MMRI
Brisbane, Australia

-----Original Message-----
From: Haywood Pyle [mailto:haywoodp@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 6:58 AM
To: cyto-inbox
Subject: CD Burning



We are about to buy two LaCie CDRW drives for our Caliburs.  We will use
this as an archive system but will, from time to time, revisit these files
and may want to move them to another platform.  We have been told of
"hybrid" CDs which print both Mac and PC formatted, duplicate data on a CD
as well as ISO9660 formats which can be read on both Mac and PC platforms.
This brings a question to my mind regarding the FSCII file formats which all
our list mode files should be saved.  I have always understood that the
reason for having the FCS file format was to facilitate cross platform
sharing of files.  Often, higher versions of some software is needed to burn
hybrid or ISO9660 disks.  Toast is an example.  One needs Toast Pro to do
this.

So, I guess my question is: what format does most people use when they burn
their CDs?

Haywood Pyle
St.Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
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