>What is the version of Toast that is the last for OS 9? > >Is this the best version that will work with OS 9?
Depends upon which version of 9. Roxio Toast Titanium required 9.2.1 or later, which meant 9.2.2 (the supposed gateway into OS X). I use 5.0.2 on 9.2.1. I only install 9.2.2 on a machine I am going to install OS X on. Earlier versions of 9: 9.0, 9.1, etcetera, could use Toast 4, but not Toast 5. I kept both Toast 4 (Toast Deluxe 4.1.2, retail) and Toast 5 (Roxio Toast 5.0.2, retail) on 9.2.1 as there were certain features which required one, as these wouldn't work as expected and required on the other. 5.0.2 is supposed to work on 9 and X, and I suppose it does, but as I was moving to X, I also required DVD authoring and duplication capabilities which 5 couldn't provide, but 6 plus Popcorn could (now 7 obviates the need for Popcorn, but read on). After converting most of my work to OS X (10.3.9 and 10.4.4) I use Toast Titanium 6.1.1 and Popcorn 1.0.3. 1.0.3 has all the patches which are required for 10.4, but it still will not work properly on 10.4. Roxio blames a 10.4 incompatibility. Apple says 10.4 is working as expected. Therefore, I stay with 10.3.9 as no version of 10.4 will properly process a DVD under Popcorn. Under X, you do have to be careful as to which writer you choose. Some of my older writers were supported natively by OS X. But, those writers were deficient in that they didn't handle + media, which my PVR seems to prefer, and they didn't handle dual-layer +/- media, either. So, PatchBurn is used on 10.3 and 10.4 to provide support for the very latest writers (all are Pioneer, except for one Teac laptop drive, which is in my Lombard). All of these drives are essentially beyond that which are supplied as so-called SuperDrives. Media sensitivity has been experienced, and now all three of my mainstream writers, DVR-109, DVR-110 and DVR-K15 are running "cross-flashed" firmware, borrowed from the BenQ versions of these Pioneer drives. These firmware updates have eliminated all bad burns, and have for the first time enabled my Pismo to burn a DVD at full rated speed (this had to be manually set to 2X or less, each time, before installing the BenQ firmware). The BenQ firmware also sets the "book type" so that duplicates will appear as DVD-ROMs, which is what many players require. All of this is so that my office suite of CD/DVD authoring and duplication tools can work in the field on my Pismo or Lombard. And, they do! -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:g-list@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
