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> > and am also able to > >copy image files (1440k) to a normal floppy disk using MacBinary as the > >transfer format. > >Just copying the file onto the floppy will not work. > >Phil > > Never owned a PC, but am curious about this anyway. > What do you mean by "using MacBinary as the transfer format" > Do you mean that you are copying a .bin file to floppy and then decoding > .bin over on the Mac? There is an easier way to create a Mac boot diskette with a PC that involves only two steps and needs no Mac. You only have to: 1) UnStuff, unBinHex, or unZip (whatever applies) the image file, if stuffed, binhexed or zipped. There are PC versions of some Macintosh utilities, including StuffIt 5. Once you're done, you will get a single file of *exactly* 1,440 Kb. If what you have initially is a 1.440 Kb file, you do not need to follow this first step. 2) Write the image to a diskette using a disk image tool. I love RawWrite for Windows - its small, very simple and easy to use and free. You can find it at http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/ . Of course, this procedure only works for 1.440 Kb image files. Because of differences in the diskette hardware of the PC and the Macintosh, PCs are unable to create or even read 800 Kb Macintosh diskettes. If you need to create such a image, you will need to transfer the file to the Macintosh and une it to dump the image to a 800 Kb. This means that having only a PC, it is impossible to make work a non-Superdrive Macintosh (SE and bellow). Greetings, Antonio Rodr�guez (Grijan) <ftp://grijan.cjb.net:21000/> -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
