CompuServe Messages

No, I don't think I want mixed mode. (I know what that is.) I downloaded the Rock Ridge spec but haven't read it yet. If it's just an extra file in each directory that helps map filenames, I'd think that the Amiga could handle it. I could probably write a little program to make them. But are there really any common drivers on the Mac that might understand the Rock Ridge additions? I might be able to convince some of the Amiga driver writers to add RR support, too, but that doesn't help the existing user base. I think the answer to my original question might be "yes." As for 'tar', it's an archiving scheme minus the compression. In other words, it glues and pads files into a single stream, most useful for archiving a file tree to a block-structured but streaming device like a tape drive. Which machine in your shop reads the Exabyte tapes? Which operating system holds the resulting files?