Re: Converting

[Mike Pfaiffer <pfaiffer@mbnet.mb.ca>]

Chris wrote:
> 
> I have a CD that was written with Mac software. Is there anyway I can view
> this on my PC?

	Two points. I'll see if I can give you an answer because it is related
to the newsgroup. First, this is not a Mac newsgroup. It is an Apple//
newsgroup. You want something in the comp.sys.mac or comp.sys.ibmpc
hierarchies. 

	Next, it all depends on how the software created the CD and what is on
it. Your question applies to this newsgroup because people here may try
to read Mac or PC CDs on their Apples. If you are talking about physical
access, then if the CD were created with the ISO 9660 file system (or
some other generic file system) then no problem. If you are talking
about data (pictures, video, MP3s, etc.) then this would depend on the
software on your computer. Some software can read data files even though
they were created on different machines. Some data files are not
computer dependant. If you are talking about running programs I'd say in
this case you don't have a chance. Although there are PC, Apple//,
Amiga, and other emulators available I do not recall hearing about a Mac
emulator. Without an appropriate emulator, software from one type of
machine can not usually run on a different type.

				Later
				Mike



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