This hint leverages built-in functionality and should work from a base install. Disk Copy's functionality has been folded into Disk Utility in Panther. I classify this hint as a 10.3 hint because I have never tried it in earlier versions of Mac OS X..
In order to create a cross-platform disc you need to:
This should give you a disc which can be read by nearly any Mac, Windows, or Linux computer.
Mac OS X Hints
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20030927130537765