[Vader’s Pinch of Death]

Why does Apple sell to separate iPod's? One for Windows and one for Mac. Is the hardware different or just the ROM and included software. Will I be able to hook up to a Mac and a PC with the same iPod?

[Joost]

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by Vader’s Pinch of Death:
<strong>Why does Apple sell to separate iPod's? One for Windows and one for Mac. Is the hardware different or just the ROM and included software. Will I be able to hook up to a Mac and a PC with the same iPod?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">The PC package includes different software (ie, MusicMatch rather than iTunes), a four-pin/six-pin Firewire adaptor and doubtless a set of different instructions. The PC software doesn't include Audible support.

The iPod itself should be identical, but for the fact that the disk drive is FAT32 formatted -- theoretically readable on the Mac, but I'd let someone else test it out with iTunes, etc, first.

Come to think of it, why not have a look at the page I checked a few days back?

<a href="http://www.apple.com/ipod/faq.html" target="_blank">http://www.apple.com/ipod/faq.html</a>

[Vader’s Pinch of Death]

Aw nuts:

"uyers who purchase or have purchased a current non-Windows-compatible IPod are stuck; Apple says there will not be any firmware or software upgrades available for these players."

<a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2002/tc20020725_9163.htm" target="_blank">http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2002/tc20020725_9163.htm</a>