Re: Booting from System 7 file server?

[herbertf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Herbert Fung)]

Previously oususawm@Msu.oscs.montana.edu (Mark Wistey) wrote:
 
>I'm using a Mac Classic with System 7.0.1 as a hard drive for my
>Apple IIgs...  It's wonderful, but I can't startup from the Mac.
>My question: Is it possible to directly boot a IIgs from a
>System 7 Mac (boot from slot 7)?  If not, is there some other way I can
>use the Mac as my System disk?  I ran the File Server Setup from the
>IIgs Installer and tried starting the IIgs with a "Local network
>startup disk" created by the Installer.  When I tried to log into the
>server as a regular user or guest, the IIgs responded: "Contact the
>network administrator.  An unknown system error occurred."  When I tried
>to log in as the Mac owner, the IIgs reported: "Your startup
>configuration has not been set up properly.  Contact the network
>administrator."
 
System 7 on the Mac will only allow file sharing. If you want too boot
from the Mac you need AppleShare v.3.0 or higher. I'm not sure how much
this package costs, but I know it wasn't cheap. Something like $1200.00
CAN.
 
>My systems: a ROM 01 "Woz" IIgs with 1 Meg RAM, no hard drive,
>System 6.0, one 3.5" and one 5.25" floppy, connected via serial cable
>to a Mac Classic, System 7.0.1 (with Tuneup), 40Mb hard drive, 4Mb
>RAM. AppleTalk is enabled on both machines.  Every IIgs folder on the
>Mac, including the hard drive itself, has been set to allow sharing.
 
This is what System 7 will let you do. You could also add a network
printer as well.
 
>(For those of you who don't have a hard drive or who transfer a
>lot of IIgs files through a Mac, you should still try this.  Even if
>you can't boot from your Mac's hard drive, it's still cheaper than
>buying a separate hard drive for your IIgs!)
 
Cheaper yes, but sloooow. File sharing on a Classic is very slow, and a
forty megabyte hard drive will fill up faster than you think, especially
for two computers. Also the added inconvienience of having both systems
on at the same time. You might be better off buying a used hard drive. I
bought a used 20 meg drive for under $150.00 for my other GS. Works
great.
 
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