Asante Micro EN/SC connection mod — #30

Post #30 by macclassic

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	Peripherals
Post Date	Fri, 23 Nov 2007 - 10:21
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/asante-micro-en-sc-connection-mod.10350/

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Congratulations -- not too ugly either, but for longevity swap the tape cable ties for nylon snaps.
Running a minimal System 6, can't you squeeze the AppleShare client and MacTCP onto an 800KB floppy? Then run any apps from an AppleShare server (eg any Mac running System 7 onwards).

If you need System 7, you will have to use a Ramdisk. Check Gamba's old site for Ramdisk recommendations. Boot from a minimal System 6 disk with AppleShare client. Copy your desired System 7 configuration to Ramdisk and reboot. Some Ramdisk software does this automagically, but I'm not sure whether many apps understand AppleShare volumes etc. An alternative is to use some macro software (Quickkeys or Tempo) to automate the copying process.

Good luck -- this is a nice hack.

Re: the above, I have squeezed Ramdisk, the AppleShare client, MacTCP and PPP onto an 800KB floppy and can either share by localtalk or surf the net with this, but I really want to run MacHTTP on the Plus via ethernet which it seems means system 7.x.