Using MacDrive w/iPod 80GB?

Using an iPod formatted for Macintosh on a Windows computer is not supported. Using an iPod formatted for Windows on a Macintosh computer is not supported.
I use/have both... PC(s) & Mac(s). I would like to format my iPod with one of my Mac's then use MacDrive on my PC's so they could see, read, & write to & from it.
Is it be possible to use MacDrive w/ my iPod?

I've seen MacDrive recommended a number of times on the forum so it should work fine. There's also XPlay2 from the same company. You can read another user's experience of using XPlay at this link: iPod on Mac and Windows

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