Apple ][GS - GS/OS Disks?

Hello Apple Support Communities,
I am now the proud owner of an Apple ][GS. I have heard of the Apple ][ systems and read about them on the Internet, but I have to admit I know very little about them. Even so, when I saw this complete, working ][GS for sale for $20 I simply had to see what this was about...
So I set up my GS and the system test checked out OK, but when I boot (after the ROM version 01 message) I am greeted by "Check Startup Device". This seems logical--as I doubt it has a hard drive, and there were no disks in either of the external drives.
After doing some more research I found that these used GS/OS, a graphical OS made by Apple for the ][GS. Using Apple's "older software list" page, I downloaded what I expected to be disk images for this GS/OS. Maybe they are, but I really can't find any way to write them to a floppy.
-- The actual question --
I can not figure out for the life of me how to write these System 6.0.1 disks to floppies from a PC. My only Apple computers are the ][GS, an SE/30 full of pennies, and a PowerBook G4 with broken screen hinges--I would *prefer* being able to write from a PC because I have no other Mac with a working Floppy drive. I have the disk images, .sea.bin files. I was able to use StuffIt 2010 to extract them to .sea files, but after that I was stuck again... the .sea archives could not be extracted even with StuffIt, I would need to do this on an old Mac to extract the .SEA archives.
After much searching, I have come across an .SDK images, .SEA extracting archives, and even at one point a .2MG disk image. I can't figure out how to write any of these to a floppy on my PC's. Does anyone here have .DSK or .IMG copies of the System 6.0.1 disks, or the ability to make them if I beg them enough? (I have been desperately trying for 12+ hours to get these disks...)

Buying off of ebay should get you original disks. If you want to collect items, great. If you just want to get your computer running, search for a Mac or Apple users group near you. We happen to have some IIGS disks but they are packed up and stored away. I would have to dig for them.
We can find the download site and you can have the software for free.
As for creating the disks on a PC, that will only give you more problems than it is worth. See if you can find a working Mac like a G3 to make disks for older Apple II computers. You will be much better off in the long run.
Post back with the name of a large city near you so we can help you find recycled computers.
Jim~
Found it in time to edit this message:
http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English -North_American/Apple_II/Apple_IIGS_System_6.0.1/
Also found, this discussion was five years ago. The information still applies.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/2518857#2518857

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