OT: Is there software for burning cross-platform CDs from PC?

[David Spreadbury]

Scott,
Yes there is a Windows tool that will give you HFS+, Joliet, and Rockridge,
besides the newer version of Roxio, and it is free.

There is a cygwin port of the Unix makeiso utility. I have been using it for
several years to produce CDs that are destined for cross-platform use.

David Spreadbury
Sr. Technical Writer


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Subject: Re: OT: Is there software for burning cross-platform CDs from PC?

You can always use ISO9660 format. Roxio has Roxio Creator 2010 which 
should do this.

But on the whole, no, there are very few Windows programs that will 
format HFS+ format, if any. Windows programs are inherently limited and 
narrow visioned as far as format is concerned.

Of course the Mac you are using is probably around 10 years old. Amazing 
how long it functioned isn't it? And if it is that old it probably 
relies on Appletalk. A more recent OS would integrate seamlessly into 
your ethernet.

Scott

On 2/4/10 2:32 PM, Wendy McGovern wrote:
> Hi, Framers
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> Does anyone know if there is software for burning cross-platform CDs
> from PCs rather than Macs?
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> We use Frame 7 to make PDF files of our books and do CDs with Acrobat
> files, a ReadMe simple text file, and sometimes Word and WordPerfect
> forms files. We used to use an old Mac (OS 8.6) with Toast, but they
> recently put in a new server and now they can't get the Mac to see the
> server where our PC files are anymore. Getting a new Mac is not an
> option. We did try to transfer the files to the Mac by jump drive and
> burning a CD from the PC, but it wouldn't recognize the disks.
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> Is there a Toast equivalent for the PC that will let us burn
> cross-platform? We do use only 8.3 naming convention for our files.
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> We have Windows XP, Acrobat 8 Pro.
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> We need to get a book CD out ASAP, so any immediate advice would be
> welcomed. Thanks!