CD-ROM formats

I'm about to distribute software for Windows 98/ME/2000/XP and Mac OS X on the
same CD-ROM.

Are there any problems to watch out for?

Will an ordinary Joliet type CD-ROM work fine?

Are there other formats I should consider?

What's best: Should I put the Windows software in one directory and
the Mac software in another directory or have everything on the root?

Thanks
M

In article <u0dNa.19030$(E-Mail Removed)>, Mike
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I'm about to distribute software for Windows 98/ME/2000/XP and Mac OS X on the
> same CD-ROM.

> Are there other formats I should consider?

Make a hybrid CD.

This is the only way to have a true Mac experience, with normally-named
files (no extensions).

I use Toast to do this.

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"David Dunham" wrote:
>
>
> Make a hybrid CD.
>
> This is the only way to have a true Mac experience, with normally-named
> files (no extensions).
>
> I use Toast to do this.

Hmm, can you please explain a little bit more?
Do you mean that a Joliet CD-ROM wouldn't do the job? Why?
Why's there a problem with the file names?

Thanks
M

On Sat, 5 Jul 2003, Mike wrote:

>
> "David Dunham" wrote:
> >
> >
> > Make a hybrid CD.
> >
> > This is the only way to have a true Mac experience, with normally-named
> > files (no extensions).
> >
> > I use Toast to do this.
>
> Hmm, can you please explain a little bit more?
> Do you mean that a Joliet CD-ROM wouldn't do the job? Why?
> Why's there a problem with the file names?
>
Mac OS 9 (i can't remember about Mac OS X) can't get the long names out of
a Joliet CD (at least not without 3rd party software), so you're left with
8.3 style names.

Fred

> >
> Mac OS 9 (i can't remember about Mac OS X) can't get the long names out of
> a Joliet CD (at least not without 3rd party software), so you're left with
> 8.3 style names.

But this is only for Mac OS X, so it doesn't matter if it doesn't work on OS 9.

I have a feeling, but no facts, that OS X doesn't have any problems to read
Joliet CD-ROMs. I could to burn one of course and try ... but if somebody
has tried and knows all the details, please post them.

M

"David Dunham" wrote:
>
>
> > Hmm, can you please explain a little bit more?
> > Do you mean that a Joliet CD-ROM wouldn't do the job? Why?
>
> Your Mac users shouldn't need to see the Windows files (and vice versa).
>

Ok. I can buy that argument.

In article <6PTNa.15340$(E-Mail Removed)>,
"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Hmmm, should I have to get Roxio's Toast then. Isn't there any free stuff
> available, for Mac or Windows, which just takes two disk images and burns
> a hybrid CD from them?

I've never tried, but I know OS X comes with CD burning software, and
I'm pretty sure it can make hybrid disks, but Toast gives much more
control. I doubt there are any Windows apps that can do such a thing.

On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 16:02:58 -0400, Sean McBride <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

> I doubt there are any Windows apps that can do such a thing.

My MacImage (http://www.macdisk.com/macimgen.php3) does precisely that
on Windows.
Pierre Duhem
Logiciels & Services Duhem, Paris, France
http://www.macdisk.com
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