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

[Brian Hyer <bmhyer@ameritech.net>]

On 11.06.2001 09.18, in article
6fe0711e.0111060618.4ccde331@posting.google.com, "Rich Beaudry"
<r_beaudry@hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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.

You'll need to de-BinHex those .bin files - why Apple did that is beyond me.
Expand them with BinHex to result in .sea files only, or use the .sea files
on your Mac diskettes - these are Mac self-extracting archives, which are
double-clicked or run through Stuffit Expander to produce (usually) a folder
of the same name. The files in that folder are the files to put on your
ProDos-formatted disks.