On 2016-06-14 11:16, ToddAndMargo wrote:
...

> Hi David,
>
> I should have said GPT partition with HFS+ format.
>
> I am basically looking for a shared format that will
> accommodate large file transfers.
>
> And OSx doesn't support NTFS write.  The fuse is a paid
> service and I would not want to install it on every Apple
> I see, even if there is a 14 day trial.  NTFS-3G is supported,
> but I can't find a download for MAC for my life.  (They point
> you to the paid version.)
>
> I don't have an Apple either. Apple does not allow you to
> use a virtual machine of OSx, unless the base system is
> Apple hardware (not going to happen).
>
> I am seeing a lot more Apple computers out there since
> the advent of Frankenstein and Sons (Windows 8 and Nein,
> oops, 10).  I personally find OSx to be excruciatingly weird,
> but I need to eat, so I will work on anything folks are willing
> to pay for.  (I make a lot of money off M$'s endless quality,
> security, and reliability issues.)
>
> I prefer to work on Linux, but most of my customer's are small
> business and they need their Windows to run their apps.
> I have a few Linux server and workstations out there.
> And, my shop is Linux.  (I just don't have the patience to
> fight with Windows on my own system after fighting with
> it all day on my customer's machines.)
>
> -T

Have you considered SAMBA? With modern gigabit networking that's not a huge 
speed penalty over sneakernet with disks.

{^_^}   Joanne