Micro N200 and Mac OS compatabil

Please bear with me; I'm new to this.
Do I understand correctly that the N200 has (so-called) undocumented Mac compatibility, that is, I can just plug the N200 into a Mac running OS0 and drag and drop files and folders? I realize that I can't use any of the Creative file-managing software that came with the device; I'm just curious about putting files right into the N200 Root directory/folder or organizing them into folders using imusic and then transfering them.
I would really appreciate it if someone who has some insight into this can set out the procedure and an explanation of how it works. Are USB storage devices not OS-specific?
Thanks all.

Thanks Jeremy, I just had the same question.
Sorry could you help? I don't know much about computers... what is the difference between "support the device" and "support UMS". What is the feature of the (Mac-incompatible) software provided? Is it just a nice face with logos and maybe a player etc or is it something really necessary for using the mp3 player with the computer or for listening to the files with the player? Could you pls explain how it works?
I have looked around in some forums and Clovissimus' question is quite usual (and simple!). Is there any chance that CL's products support Mac or Linux environments? I am thinking of buying an mp3 player for a Mac, and sincerely, hearing about "probabilities" does not encourage me a lot... Is it so difficult to test it's
Sorry if I sound critical, but it is my belief that end users should let the companies know about their worries so that they can solve them.
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