[P1] Switcher...

[PaulKurtz III]

Chas could be right.  It could have been written in UDF or "Universal" disk
format.  This is supposed to be able to be read on any system, but a few
years ago when I first tried it, it wasn't so universal.  Only computers
with special drivers could read them.  This may be different now, but as
Chas said, it's hard to tell without more info on your systems.

Paul


On 7/25/03 3:55 AM, "Charles Martin" <chasm at mac.com> wrote:

>> From: Pat D. Stephens <patdart at cox-internet.com>
>> 
>> I have a friend who is seriously thinking of switching.  But, I tried
>> to open her backup CD to find and print a Word document for her and it
>> tells me that the iBook cannot read the CD.  It gave me three choices,
>> ignore, cancel or initialize.  I knew it was her only backup, so I just
>> ejected it.  Is there a way for me to get my Word to find and read her
>> Word?  If so, how?
> 
> Without knowing more about her machine and yours, it's hard to guess.
> But I'll stick my neck out and guess that she's using some kind of
> "packet-writing" CD program that lets her use the CD as "a big floppy."
> That is to say that you can put things on, take things off, etc.
> 
> My father uses the same system and it drives me and his PC coworkers
> crazy, because ONLY his machine can read the CDs it produces! Even
> other PCs choke on it.
> 
> The solution if this is the case (I think the software used is called
> something like EZ CD Creator) is to have your friend "close" the disc
> (ie make it permanent) BEFORE she gives it to you.
> 
> _Chas_
>