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Is it possible to boot and run NetBSD/Mac68k off of a Zip disk?  This
would really be interesting since I could theoretically choose between
UNIX and Mac OS whenever I need one or the other.

In an additional note, is it possible to connect with NetBSD to an
AppleTalk network or print to a LaserWriter?

Tyler

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>Is it possible to boot and run NetBSD/Mac68k off of a Zip disk?  This
>would really be interesting since I could theoretically choose between
>UNIX and Mac OS whenever I need one or the other.

I've booted NetBSD off of an EZ-135 cartridge, so it should work fine with a
Zip drive.

Format the entire Zip cartridge for A/UX except for a small Mac partion for
booting the MacOS and running the NetBSD boot utility.  To do this easily,
just copy over the files from your Disk Tools diskette into the small bootable
partition (say 2 MB); then copy the boot utility into this partition.

I had to de-select "Eject cartridge on unmount" in the EZ135 driver.  There
must be a similar option for the Zip driver.

Richard

Quote:> In an additional note, is it possible to connect with NetBSD to an
> AppleTalk network or print to a LaserWriter?

There's Colombia Appletalk Protocol (CAP) or 'netatalk' from
UMich.

The latter gives Macs access to NFS-exported disks on Unix servers
via AppleShare, and you can print to LaserWriters.

See http://realm.siteways.nl/lists/atalk/
for details, including the FreeBSD port of 'netatalk'.

Cheers,

AS