Xref: utzoo comp.sys.amiga.tech:14201 comp.sys.amiga:64759
Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!psuvax1!psuvm!r38
From: R38@psuvm.psu.edu (Marc Rifkin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech,comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: CD-ROM for the Amiga
Message-ID: <90242.175631R38@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: 30 Aug 90 21:56:31 GMT
References: <1885@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca> <1199@tardis.Tymnet.COM>
Organization: Penn State University
Lines: 9

ISO 9660 is an internationally recognized format for CD-ROMs.  It's
architecture is different than AmigaDOS, as it is optimized for
a non-writeable medium.  To the Amiga, it is just another filesystem,
like the old FS, FFS, MSDOS (if you've ever used Cross-Dos), etc.
By using ISO 9660, the Amiga is at least filesystem compatible with
most CD-ROMs- of course it can't run other computers' software, but
the access to data files is there for Amiga native software to use.

Marc Rifkin, R38@PSUVM