an useful use, back in time, was to assemble partial ISO file of OpenSolaris SXDE, the first open version before Ian Murdock/OpenIndiana. It's more an anecdote

an useful use, back in time, was to assemble partial ISO file of OpenSolaris SXDE, the first open version before Ian Murdock/OpenIndiana. It's more an anecdote but considering the usefulness of netcat in many cases such "cat binary use" might still be relevant in some embedded scenarios.