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Re: Booting An Apple IIGS From Linux

Subject: Re: Booting An Apple IIGS From Linux
From: dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 01:47:05 +1200
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Wendell <themoose@operamail.com> wrote:

> Greetings all!
> 
> I was wondering if anyone has conjured up a method of booting these
> marvelous old machines from a Linux server of some sort?

I assume you mean booting over AppleTalk.

The main problem is that Apple only partially documented the AppleTalk
boot protocol used by the Apple II, so it would probably be necessary to
reverse engineer it, and copy some support files from an AppleShare
server.

-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz

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