Re: Need help on dumping System 7.5.3 disk images to Mac LC from PC.

[arthurluna@aol.com (A. Luna)]

Thank you for replying!  I would also take the time to thank the others who
responded to me via e-mail.

When I download Disk Copy 4.2 from Apple's web site, I receive a
"Disk_Copy_4.2.sea.bin" file.  When I drop this file into Aladdin Expander 5.0,
I receive a "Disk Copy 4.2.sea" file, which I assume is a self-extracting file.
 I copied this file to a Mac formatted floppy (using Mac Opener) and then
inserted this into the Mac.  I double-clicked on the file "Disk Copy 4.2.sea",
but receive the Mac error 'The file could not be opened/printed.  The
application may be busy/missing'.  If I drop the file "Disk Copy 4.2.sea" into
Aladdin Expander, Aladdin Expander reports that it is unable to further expand
the file.

I've also enabled the option in the Aladdin Expander program on my PC to
"Always create resource files", which creates (2) files:  "Disk Copy 4.2.sea"
and ""Disk Copy 4.2.sea.rsrc".  Again, I walk these over to my Mac and receive
the same error message.

There's gotta be something simple which I'm doing wrong.  I apologize for my
Mac ignorance.

P.S.
If anyone has a simple Mac terminal program they can e-mail me, that would be
appreciated also.

Art...

>Subject: Re: Need help on dumping System 7.5.3 disk images to Mac LC from PC.
>From: "Frank Townsend" ftownsen@iamdigex.net 
>Date: 07/15/2000 12:11 PM Mountain Daylight Time
>Message-id: <hP1c5.50$Ekr.393351@dca1-nnrp1.news.digex.net>
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>As I recall, I used Transmac  http://www.asy.com/sharetm.htm to copy
>MacBinary files onto Mac formatted disks from my PC.  The first file appear
>on the Mac formatted disk as an SMI file (Self Mounting Image) and the rest
>as PART files (Disk Copy images) so you need Disk Copy.
>
>Read
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>http://asu.info.apple.com/swupdates.nsf/artnum/n1004
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>Then, all 19 disks are copied to a folder on the Mac, forming a
>self-extracting archive.
>
>Double-click on the SMI file, then run the install, and away you go!!
>
>
>Frank Townsend
>......looking at a rainy day in Baltimore
>
>
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>A. Luna wrote in message <20000715125514.15373.00000339@ng-fy1.aol.com>...
>>Hello, all!
>>
>>I need to know if there's a way to create Macintosh-readable floppies from
>a
>>PC.  I'm familiar with the Apple II line and DOS and Windows-based PCs, but
>not
>>Macs.
>>
>>I've recently acquired a Macintosh LC which I plan on using as an
>AppleShare
>>2.x or 3.x server for my Apple IIgs or Apple IIe.  System 6.0.1 is
>installed on
>>the Mac, and I'd like to wipe it out and install System 7.5.3.  I've
>downloaded
>>the 19-disk image set of System 7.5.3 from Apple's web site onto my PC and
>now
>>I just need to expand these disk images onto floppies so I can get started.
>>
>>I've downloaded both Aladdin System's "Aladdin Expander 5.0" for Windows
>and
>>DataViz' "Mac Opener" for Windows, played with the programs for about an
>hour,
>>and haven't had any success in creating the 19-disk set.  I was able to
>extract
>>the files just fine, but I'm just having problems dumping the disk images
>to
>>Mac readable disks.
>>
>>BTW, the Mac LC is very basic as far as software goes.  No third-party
>archive
>>utilities are installed on the Mac, such as Stuffit or Disk Copy 4.2, nor
>any
>>terminal programs.  Granted, there are other methods such as finding
>another
>>Mac to perform the extraction or setting up LocalTalk between my IIgs and
>the
>>LC.  But I would still like to perform the disk image extraction from my PC
>for
>>my learning experience.
>>
>>Thanks for any help!
>>
>>Art...
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