making hfs files systems

[John Klinck]

  I would like to use a spare partition on my system disk as a way to transfer 
between macos and linux. I have looked all over for a means to create an hfs 
(not hfs plus) file system on this partition. I have looked around apple and 
various shareware archives for some sort of macos9 software to do this. From the 
man pages, mkfs, fdisk, parted and so forth can not create hfs or hfs+ file 
systems. 
  
  system: Ti powerbook, tripleboot, ydl2.2
  
  What software on macos9 (9.2) or macosX (10.1.5) can I use to create the hfs 
system?
  
  I was reluctant to use the macos install cdroms for fear of gumming up my 
current setup.
  
  Sorry to ask a slightly off topic question. Thanks in advance for the help.
  
  John
  
John M. Klinck
Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography
Department of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia 23529
phone: 757 683-6005, fax: 757 683-5550 email: klinck@ccpo.odu.edu