Re: Newbie Question: Extracting GS/OS in SEA format

[processoroverclocked@33mhz.cjb.net (Jon Bettencourt)]

In article <39aa9f30@news1.svn.net>, "Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net> wrote:

> CybrSlider <cybrslider@home.com> wrote in message
> news:tNqq5.104507$6y5.72500117@news2.rdc2.tx.home.com...
> > Hi all,
> >
> >     I downloaded the GS/OS v 6.0.1 files from the Apple ftp site. I have a
> > utility that will read and write Mac format discs in my PC. I transferred
> > them over to my Mac. They started off in .hqx format. Those expanded out
> to
> > a .sea format. I can't seem to extract the .sea format. I thought sea was
> a
> > 'self-extracting archive' file.
> 
> It is. You could try using Stuffit to extract the .sea archive. You should
> end up with disk images, use DiskCopy (free download from Apple) to transfer
> the images to ProDos formatted 800K floppies.
> 
> You could also try just copying the files to PC floppies and reading them on
> your Mac, rather than using the Mac software on your PC. System 7.5 and up
> can read PC disks automatically, System 7.X needs the translation software
> (name is escaping me...).

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