WHY MIX HFS AND PRODOS PARTITIONS?
Why would a developer want to create a CD-ROM that mixes HFS and ProDOS volumes? For one thing, combining HFS and ProDOS volumes on one CD is a way for developers of Apple II applications to make their applications and files available both locally and through AppleShare ® fileservers (which only read CD-ROMs in HFS format) with minimal additional effort. For another, mixing partitions is a way to distribute applications and files so they can be read by both the Macintosh and the Apple II. Perhaps a more obvious solution to the problem of creating a CD-ROM readable by both the Macintosh and the Apple II would be to convert all volumes to the ISO 9660 format, described in Brian Bechtel’s article in this issue. A CD-ROM in ISO 9660 format is readable not only by both the Macintosh and the Apple IIGS but by other operating systems as well. For developers who rely on CD-ROM to store large amounts of information accessible by only one application, this is adequate and in some cases preferred
