Re: Apple IIGS networked with PowerPC

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

Uwe Denk <false@email.name> wrote:

> In article <3326C6DA.4C9A@primenet.com>, Jeanne Chappell
> <momkat@primenet.com> wrote:
> 
> > First, excuse me if my information here is not quite correct
> > but I will state the question as I understand it.
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------
> > 
> > I am the contact person for our Apple II Users Group.
> > 
> > I just received a call from a lady asking about getting a hard 
> > drive for her IIGS and while talking to her she made the comment 
> > that she talked to Apple, Inc and was told that since her PowerMac
> > (Performa 6200) had been upgraded with the PowerPC chip that she
> > could NOT run an Apple IIGS on a Network with the Performa 6200 as
> > the server.
> > 
> > Is this really the case?

Yes and no.  The person at Apple may have their wires partially crossed.

You can certainly use a PowerPC Macintosh as a server for an Apple IIgs,
by using the File Sharing support built into the system software.

However, it does not support booting the Apple IIgs from the server.
This feature is only provided by the full AppleShare server software,
versions 2.x and 3.x, neither of which will run on a PowerPC-based
Macintosh.

At least some versions of AppleShare 4.x should work on a PowerPC, but
AppleShare 4.x does not include the Apple II network boot support.

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