Re: Making HFS CDs from Windows PCs

[isbat1@yahoo.com (Anonymous Coward)]

"Steve Hartz" <SHARTZ@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message news:<5Xvfa.57676$s75.19025098@twister.columbus.rr.com>...
> Hey!  Ya got me interested by your post so I did a little messing around
> with the CD thing myself!  It really turned out to be simpler than even you
> suggested. (:(:
> Using Adaptec CD Creator  4 (Create CD) on a Windows machine , one can move
> any downloaded apple files from your Hard drive (C:) or Hard Drive folder ,
> etc  into the cheque and then create an  ISO 9660 CD by using a little
> tweeking of the program.  CD Creator WILL create ISO 9660 CD's which are
> readily readable with the patched (fixed) HFS.FST on a IIgs!

I had two problems making ISO 9660 CDs for my Apple II.  First,
without Joliet extensions, all the file names on the CD were limited
to a length of 8.3; this restriction of ISO 9660 was by design, to
satisfy the "least common denominator" (i.e., DOS) so the CDs could be
read by the most number of platforms.  An HFS-only CD overcomes this. 
Second problem, I had all these stupid version numbers appear after
the all the filenames.  So "TEKKNO.MOD" became "TEKKNO.MOD;1".  Again,
not a problem for HFS CDs.

You're right in that it's simpler to make ISO 9660 CDs and an Apple II
can read from them, no trouble.  It's just that HFS CDs bring more to
the table.