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Re: Exact Amiga Readable CD Format?
« on: August 26, 2004, 10:39:46 PM »
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The CD format that the Amiga computer actually uses is called ISSO 9660.

That's ISO 9660 with Rockridge extensions. Plain ISO 9660 level 2 doesn't allow flexible enough filenames (no mixed case, only one '.' in name, only A-Z, numbers and '_'). Rockridge gives longer filenames, and more flexible char set for them. Also without rockridge you can't save amiga protection bits and comments.

Most burning sw are able to bend ISO-9660 rules though. Some common hacks are: Use mixed case/special chars even with ISO 9660 Level 2. Use deeper than 8 directory levels with ISO 9660. Whether these hacks work, is upto CD filesystem.

For best results I'd suggest using proper amiga CD filesystem with Joliet support and burning Joliet CDs. AFAIK no PC cd writing software support Rock Ridge amiga protection bits or comments though.

[EDIT] heh, LocalH said it pretty much already, well repeating it doesn't hurt, I guess :-) [/EDIT]