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Re: Netbooting ...
==> Regarding Re: Netbooting ...; mike mangino <mangino@cis.ohio-state.edu> adds:
>> I'm mostly curious if there is a strategy that would allow Linux to
>> pull some of the same tricks Apple is looking to pull with their imacs
>> and OS X Server.
mangino> You can already do this on computers that have firmware support
mangino> for network booting. I netboot my sun3's into what little bit of
mangino> linux is available for them. I don't see any reason why we
mangino> wouldn't be able to netboot macintoshes. I'm willing to work on
mangino> it, but unfortunately, I don't own an iMac or a new blue g3.
on x86 at least, most good NIC's support plugging in an EPROM that allows
them to netboot. i would guess this is true of at least some Mac cards.
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