It also goes on to point out that Joliet is probably the best way to go,
"A cross-platform ISO 9660 CD created with Joliet names actually contains
three different file systems: Mac OS (Standard or Extended), ISO 9660, and
Joliet."
I truly fail to grasp all the angst that constantly appears on this list about cross platform CDs. It used to be a bit of a problem and I grappled with all the setting you are looking at in Toast. That was years ago and several versions back. I haven't so much as looked at them in ages and I haven't had a single (repeat.... not one!) CD rejected as not readable in years... and that's with well over a thousand different CDs going to clients on all sorts of systems and OS's. All I do is drag files and folders to the default DATA tab in Toast and use the default Mac OS / PC Hybrid setting. The only issue you have to watch is extremely long file names that are not compatible with standard (not extended) Mac OS disks. That means names with something like greater than 35 characters. If there's such a file on the disk you'll get a warning to change to extended format before the disk can be burned.
Toast truly is pretty much idiot proof these days (I'm still on version 5 with Panther). Just drag files, hit burn, get cross platform CD. Where you get into trouble is trying to specify specific settings and not getting exactly the right mix.
I'm now burning more DVDs than CDs. Toast is even smart enough that if I drag files and have it set to burn a DVD, but insert a CD instead. I get a perfectly cross platform CD out of Toast without changing any settings at all (assuming the amount of data will fit on a CD)
quit worrying, start burning
Bob Smith
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