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AtariMac

macrumors regular
Original poster
Mar 10, 2004
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Southeastern, PA
So I've often read that an Apple IIgs was capable of booting over an AppleTalk network, but never got around to trying it. Recently I acquired all of the tools to make it happen so I gave it a go today.

I installed AppleShare 3.0 on a Quadra 650 running Mac OS 8.1. I then followed the instructions in the AppleShare manual about installing the GS/OS files needed on the server.

Once completed, I set the IIgs to boot via the LocalTalk port and it worked like a champ.

Here is a quick test video I made.


http://vimeo.com/29542016
 
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