[P1] Switcher

[Joe Jones]

A PC will only read a CD created in a Mac if it is burned in "hybrid" 
format. If you burn it using the standard Mac filesystem (HFS) you will 
need special software on the PC to read it. If you burn it in hybrid 
format both the Mac and PC will be able to read it without any extra 
software.

However, I don't think the Finder can burn hybrid CDs - Roxio Toast 
does though. Toast is expensive, but it;s the best CD burning app on 
the Mac platform, OS9 and OS X.

Word files created on the Mac version of Word will open in the PC 
version. All the office formats (excel, powerpoint etc) are compatible 
with both Office v.X and Office XP - it's just compatibility with 
non-MS programs where the problems crop up - closed formats and vendor 
lock in and all that.

Joe

On Friday, Jul 25, 2003, at 11:15 Europe/London, gooddogcomics at mac.com 
wrote:

> Gals and Guys;
>
> Having just experienced my first PC burned CD working in a Mac, I have 
> to say I was pretty impressed.  Does this work in reverse?  Will a PC 
> read a CD burned on a Mac?  Will PC Word read a Mac Word file?
>
> A friend of mine is teaching a seminar here shortly, and is being 
> assisted by a few friends, one on PC one on Mac.  The two assistants 
> were having trouble with transferring a Word Document created on a Mac 
> to a PC and having it print.  Is this common?
>
> Mark