--- carolyn a atkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Greg, > > Thank you for answering my question. However I have > a few more, if you would be willing. > > 1. What is "HFS, ISO, and Joliet formats" and a > "hybrid format"? I > believe the hybrid would be a combination of the > others?
HFS is the standard Macintosh format. ISO was one of the first two competing formats for data CD-ROMs. The other was the High Sierra format which was essentially absorbed into the ISO format. The result wa named ISO 9660. That's the format used by most PC data CD-ROMs. Joliet is Microsoft's CD-ROM format for storing filenames longer than the 8.3 character DOS standard. A Joliet CD-ROM may or may not also be ISO 9660 compliant. If not, a PC running just DOS/Windows 3.x can't read it. Hybrid CD-ROMs combine two or more of the formats. The Joliet/ISO combo is usually not called a hybrid but it is. If you make a HFS/Joliet/ISO hybrid CD then it's readable by any Mac or PC. P.S. The High Sierra format was named after the High Sierra Hotel at Lake Tahoe because that's where the group that created the format held their meetings. :) Likewise, the "book" colors like red book for an audio CD were chosen simply because those were the folder cover colors the original copies of the finalized specifications were bound in. ISO stands for International Standards Organization. The ISO members from all over the world work together to create technology standards so that different computers can communicate and share things like CD-ROMs and floppy disks. See http://www.iso.org __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
