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There is no reason why there should be incompatibility between files created on computers using either Mac OS X or the Windows operating system as there are numerous standard formats for files, such as .txt for text files, .jpg for picture files, or .pdf for presentations of full documents, which can be used on either system. Compatibility problems occur when using nonstandard file formats such as Microsoft's Word .doc files as these are subject to change and variation between different versions of the software.

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Q: In what way were files created on the Macintosh OS and on Windows incompatible?
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