Re: Help -- .sea.bin files, PC to Mac to IIgs

["Ken Tucker" <ktucker@NOSPAMiit.net>]

I went through this just last week. I went to
ftp://ftp.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_
American/Apple_II/Apple_IIGS_System_6.0.1/ and read the txt file and it
worked perfectly as described. You'll need Disk Copy on your Mac to do it
though, but that should be easy to find. Once it is done, you'll have a
bootable disk for your IIgs. Disk 2 of 7 is the main one that I used (the
System Disk).

When you get past this and get stuck un-sea-ing GSHK, look for my earlier
post (about a week ago) that will help you out.

Ken

"Rich Beaudry" <r_beaudry@hotmail.com> wrote in message
6fe0711e.0111060618.4ccde331@posting.google.com">news:6fe0711e.0111060618.4ccde331@posting.google.com...> Hello all,
>
> I am trying to get System 6.0.1 for my IIgs on floppies, and I am
> having problems.    I understand that .sea files are supposed to be
> "self-extracting", btu I cannot get them to extract!  Here's what I
> did:
>
> - Went to Apple's web site, and downloaded the *.sea.bin files for all
> 7 disks to my PC
> - Used MacSee to copy some of the files to a Mac-formatted diskette
> (1.4MB, 3.5").  This stripped the .bin extension, and left the .sea
> extension
> - Used the Mac to format an 800KB 3.5" DD diskette, and copied some of
> the .sea files to the diskette
> - Fired up the IIgs.
>
> At this point, I tried booting a 6.0.1 floppy, and double-clicking the
> .sea file, and I also tried booting ProDos 8, and doing a "-" and a
> "BRUN" on the file, but all of these methods result in "TYPE MISMATCH"
> errors, or other errors.  I tried changing the file type to "S16", and
> "BIN", and "EXE"... no luck on any...
>
> I also tried skipping the MacSee part, and copying from a PC floppy to
> the Mac, then from the Mac to a ProDos diskette... No luck....
>
> Is there something in the PC-Mac exchange that is bombing these files?
>
> I have no problem transferring .SHK and .SDK files, and of course I
> can use ADT for .DSK files, but this .SEA.BIN is driving me nuts!
>
> Can anyone help?
>
> Rich B.