> Presumably, they were somehow booting across the network, from the Mac II?
Yes, they were. I have a SE/30 and a IIgs that were originally configured this way, and the IIgs can netboot from the SE/30. I've never been able to get the IIgs to boot into GS/OS but it will come up in ProDOS. Only ROM 03 IIgs systems can netboot. Set the boot slot in the Control Panel to AppleTalk and it will immediately seek out a compatible server. Once it gets its bootblock, it will ask for a username and password, and continue loading from the server. The SE/30 has 6.0.8, AppleShare v2, Apple II boot blocks, and various Apple II apps on board. I believe AppleShare v3 was the last version to support Apple II netbooting, so "modern" Macs are no longer capable of this. Of course, now that the IIgs has its own hard disk, I no longer need to do this trick, but it's still neat. -- ----------------------------- personal page: http://www.armory.com/~spectre/ -- Cameron Kaiser, Point Loma Nazarene University * [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- In independent studies, research was found to cause cancer in rats. -------- -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
