# Another compatability question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-compatability-question/182489>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 17, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-compatability-question/182489 "2003-06-17T16:11:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![dauerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-compatability-question/182489/1 "2003-06-17T16:11:29Z")

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If I take class notes on an apple computer can I save this to floppy and use it on a PC. This will assume I am writing the notes in Word for Mac.

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**Author:** ![Peg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Peg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peg)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-compatability-question/182489/2 "2003-06-17T16:16:49Z")

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Not a computer expert, but in my experience, no. The PC will spit out the disc or ask if you want to (re-)format it. (My Mac, however, can read PC formatted discs & files. You lose some formatting in the translation, however.)

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-compatability-question/182489/3 "2003-06-17T16:37:05Z")

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[MacDrive](http://www.pctomac.com/reviews/macdrive5/). Or you can PC-format the floppies on the Mac and read them directly on your PC at home.