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Re: Apple IIgs booting from Mac server



"pilgrimer" <no@no.no> wrote in
news:IGzub.50$zu1.123005@news.uswest.net: 

> WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE...
> to install Appleshare 3.0.3, on a Mac and a LANceGS card on a GS then
> somehow whack out Appletalk into accepting that link to allow Ethertalk I
> communication to a GS and ethernet speeds for a boot?  
> Just a wicked idea...

At a minimum you would need some sort of pre-boot disk. 
Unlike the Localtalk card (and probably the ethernet card?),
The LANceGS probably 
   1. has no boot code or IDs
   2. Since it was aimed more at Ethernet, probably has little or no
      Local/Appletalk code existing.