A2BOOT(8)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, meet a2boot — it's literally the Apple II netboot server daemon. yes. that's the whole name. slay. 👑

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

a2boot [-d] [-n nbpname]

a2boot [-v | -V]

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so a2boot is a netboot server for Apple IIe and IIGS computers, and no cap it is serving. it lets compatible clients boot into ProDOS or GS/OS over an AppleTalk network 🌈. vibe-wise this is functionally comparable to the Apple II netboot software that shipped inside early versions of AppleShare File Server for Macintosh. like, same energy, same job. iykyk.

the way this works is: when the daemon is running, it will create the following hard-coded AFP volumes 💅

• Apple //e Boot
• Apple //gs
• ProDOS16 Image

⚠️ okay important, bestie: these volumes need to be populated with the appropriate ProDOS or GS/OS system files in order for them to actually function as boot volumes. they're not gonna boot anything just sitting there empty, nothing is doing that for you, periodt.

for more information, see the documentation for AppleShare File Server for Macintosh 🎀

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🌸 OPTIONS 🌸

• -d — debug mode 🐛, i.e. don't disassociate from the controlling TTY.
• -n nbpname — register this server as nbpname. this defaults to the hostname 🫶
• -v | -V — print version information and exit ✨

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👑 AUTHOR 👑

Contributors to the Netatalk Project (https://netatalk.io/contributors) — iconic behavior, honestly 🥹

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! this was the a2boot page from the Netatalk AFP Fileserver Manual, sitting all the way down in section 8 (that's the system administration section, main character energy obviously 👑). it ships with Netatalk 4.5.1. now go populate those volumes, i'm obsessed with you 💖🎀💅