> > 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