Re: Boot GS from Network

[gberigan@cse.unl.edu (Greg Berigan)]

nathan@parka.winternet.com (Nathan Mates) wrote:
>Dave Bailey <dbailey@titan.iwu.edu> wrote:

>> am trying to configure my Appletalk network to allow my IIGS 
>>to boot from the network.  I believe that this should be possible 
>>from what I have read.  The server is a Mac running system 
>>7.5.3; the GS is running 6.0.1.

>   You need Appleshare 2.0 or 3.0 to do this. In other words, you'll
>have to pay Apple for the software to boot your GS off a network.

And I doubt Apple will even sell obsolete software.  (They sell 4.0 now.
Your best option to obtain 3.0 is to buy it from someone who is selling
it.)

Also, to boot 6.0.1, you need 3.0.  2.0 can't boot GS/OS System 6.0.1
over the network.

>With what you've got, you can boot your GS off its current HD, start
>appleshare, and then copy everything off as a backup.

I went with the Ram Keeper battery-backed RAMdisk option and slaving my
Mac's 5 GB of storage to my IIgs.

Now I just wish more II and IIgs programs would work when run over
AppleShare.

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