Re: [WinMac] Writing Mac CD from Windows

Bruce Johnson(johnson[at]Pharmacy.Arizona.EDU)
Thu, 25 Feb 1999 10:52:06 -0700

Parker, Douglas wrote:
>
> > It still thinks in terms of DOS namespace 8.3 as you've
> > discovered.
> >
> No, not true. With a CD created with Joliet naming enabled (I don't know if
> CD Creator Pro will do this) it will write 128-character filenames, and the
> Mac should read the first 31 characters.

No, NOT True, unless there's been a significant upgrade to Easy-CD
Creator. I tried this LAST WEEK. No go, 8.3 filenames on the Mac side.

This IS true for disks _other_ than CD's, but that's a function of PC
Exchange, not Apple's CD drivers (Foreign File Exchange, IIRC)

-- 
Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group


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