>>>>> "Chris" == Scarlet Macaw <parrothd@radiks.net> writes:
    Chris> Jon Lindgren wrote:
    >>  On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, Eric Damien Berna wrote:
    >> 
    >>> If that doesn't work out, you may be able to accomplish this
    >>> with the computer hardware at your disposal...
    >> 
    >> There is an option if you have an intel box with
    >> DOS/98/NT/other $%@#.
    >> 
    >> A program called "transmac" will read mac bin (and hqx, I
    >> believe, but don't trust me on that one) and decompress the
    >> file to disk in proper MAC format.  I used this to install
    >> 7.5.3 on a quadra 650 with a new hard drive (i.e. no MacOS).  I
    >> used an NT box which was lying around.

    Chris> Yet another possibility would to use a MacEmulator program
    Chris> called 'Executor'.  It can be found at www.ardi.com.  It is
    Chris> a handy utility for making 1.4meg mac disks that are
    Chris> readable/bootable on Macs.  You may need to search for an
    Chris> older demo version online as I'm not sure if the current
    Chris> demo allows you to write to floppys or format them.
    Chris> Executor comes preloaded with a MacOS clone/rewrite.  But
    Chris> I'd go to the homepage for more info.

I believe that `Executor' may also be available as a Linux/i386
executable.  NetBSD/i386 with `options COMPAT_LINUX' (and the
requisite libraries) should run it fine.  Certainly, I've heard
reports of FreeBSD being capable of this.

--Kevin.