That sound's great!
As far as I know, one's ability to burn CDs in the classic Mac OS depends upon the burner used being supported by the one's software. It shouldn't pose a problem for reading disks, though (provided you're using a relatively recent version of Mac OS).
You could try Toast (5.x needs Mac OS 9.x, but 4.x or older should work if you're using 8.5 or 8.6)
Take this advice with a grain of salt. I may be totally wrong!
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