We use write-once CD's at work all the time to back up drives and make
masters of new software products.  They all read just fine on any regular
CD ROM drive.

--Gary

Curtis R. Anderson <gle### [at] intelligenciacom> wrote in article
<3562080E.95094388@intelligencia.com>...
> Lance Birch wrote:
> > 
> > Sorry, I wasn't that clear was I?
> > 
> > I meant that if the CD-RW disc was formatted for use with DirectCD it
won't
> > work.  I know, I've read the documentation on mine.  It says that
DirectCD
> > uses a different file system so CD-ROM drives won't be able to read it,
in
> > fact, CD-RW drives won't either unless they have DirectCD.  Use with
> > anyother CD program should work fine, if you have the latest CD drives.
> 
> Yes, this is indeed the case.
> 
> One could get Adaptec's Easy CD Creator Deluxe Edition, often bundled
> with new CD-RW drives, and write the CDs in ISO 9660 format. They are
> readable under DOS, Windows, MacOS, Linux, other Unix flavors, OpenVMS,
> you name it.
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