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[Charles Martin]

> From: gooddogcomics at mac.com
>
> 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?

Not really, no.

>   Will a PC
> read a CD burned on a Mac?

Yes, if it has been burned as an ISO9660 (the default for Apple's 
built-in burner, and optional on Toast).

>   Will PC Word read a Mac Word file?
>
Sometimes yes, sometimes no. They're Microsoft; they don't have to play 
by their OWN rules if they don't want to.

> 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?

Shouldn't be. If the following procedure is used:

1. Mac Person creates Word document *and names it with a .doc on the 
end*;
2. Mac Person sticks blank CD in, drags Word file to blank CD, drags CD 
to trash (the "burn" command);
3. Mac burns a hybrid HFS/ISO disc with the Word file on it

... then you should have no troubles at all. If you're using Toast, 
however, you must remember to MANUALLY SET the program to burn a 
"hybrid" CD or the PC will be unable to read it without special 
software (the default on Toast  for Mac is to make a Mac-only CD).

_Chas_

Two studies in "Innovation":
28-Apr-03: Apple introduces revolutionary legal music service (300,000 
downloads @ .99/ea on the first day), releases iTunes4 (by far the best 
jukebox software in the world), updates Quicktime to encode AAC audio 
(superior to MP3).

30-Apr-03: Microsoft's MSN division introduces the iLoo, a portable 
toilet with internet access. A week later, they claim it was "a hoax" 
they played on themselves. A day after that, they admit it was a real 
product but it's now been killed (and that they lied when they called 
it a "April Fool's joke"). This from the company that wants to bring 
you "Trustworthy Computing."