>> > I have a UMAX S900 without MacOS.  I'm trying to follow the System
>> > Disk Tutorial.  It recommends that I download the Disk_Tools_PPC.img
>> > file for the folks that do not have MacOS. I've done so and have a
>> > file called Disk_Tools_PPC.img.bin. I've confirmed that 
>> blindly dd'ing
>> > that onto a floppy is not going to work.  So I mumbled around and
>> > using pkg/macutil on NetBSD/i386 was able to extract the 
>> data portion.
>> > That, when dd'ed onto a floppy, at least gave me a happy 
>> floppy face,
>> > but immediately ejects that floppy and appears to want 
>> another. I tried
>> > applying the above to SystemDisk2.3.1.smi.bin but that just 
>> gets punted
>> > immediately from the floppy drive.
>> >
>> > Can someone explain how I complete these first steps using 
>> a nonMac (sw/hw)
>> > NetBSD system to derive what I need to continue following 
>> the Tutorial
>> > so I can run the System Disk utility?
>> >
>> > Thank you!
>> >
>> > -- Ken Wellsch
>> >
>> 
>>   I'm guessing the .bin is BinHexed.  You'll have to find an UnBinHex
>> utility to extract Disk_Tools_PPC.img from Disk_Tools_PPC.img.bin .
>
>.bin would be MacBinary, not binhex.  Binhex has a .hqx extension.
>
>Bill Hayden 
>
if you get a happy mac on startup then you did unstuff it successfully
[otherwise the mac wouldnt accept it as a boot volume].
if you are within the US i could mail you a bootable MacOS CD... that
would solve your problem.
let me know

Jojo