That cites to
this. I found the other's organization honestly hard to follow. I found this most
helpful even though it's for System 5.0.
* Prep: I am not sure if System 6.0.1 is compatible with all machines. You need 4 DD 3.5" floppy disks - format one as ProDOS and use
DiskDup+ [which is Shareware] to make 3 GSOS install disks:
Install,
System Tools 1, and
System Tools 2. And you need some way to manipulate those disks with GCR, the easiest way of which is having a bridge Mac. You need to set your Mac AppleShare server up, which in my case with 7.5.3 requires adding the IIgs's name as a user before you login with that name on your IIgs (I forget if that's true of 8+).
* Boot with Install in the main drive and your blank disk in the other. Go to customize, install at a minimum "AppleShare, 3.5 Disk"; I also install "File System: HFS FST" because my server's folder is in HFS. However, I do not know if that is necessary. [You cannot actually fit "AppleShare, 3.5 Disk"/"AppleShare" and "*System 6: 800k Disk", so you cannot actually install System 6, hence no actual Finder/Desktop - just a Launcher. Don't worry about the AppleShare warning, click "Perform Update" and get ready to swap some disks.
After it's done installing, hit quit, and then probably reinsert your Install disk. Cancel out of the Launcher, and go to File>Shutdown>Restart. Boot from the boot disk and, when it prompts, enter an "Administrator Name". You will then boot into that Launcher again [i think I just gave up there too early before].
* Cancel out of the launcher and press *Cmd-Ctrl-Esc* to launch the "Desk Accessories". Select "Control Panel" then "Slots". If Rom 1 (or 0?) set Slot 7 to AppleTalk; if Rom 3 set either Slot 1 or 2 to AppleTalk. Quit the "Slot" settings, the "Control Panel", and then restart (through File>Shutdown>Restart).
* It will boot back into that launcher; cancel again. Go to "Control panels" under the "Apple Menu" and double click "AppleShare" (or select it and click "Open"). Select and open your server and then enter your "Name" and "Password" (if you set one) based on the user name you set up earlier on your Mac. Then select any folders you want and hit okay.
The one annoying thing I alluded to earlier is that this method of file management prevents the use of an actual Finder. I tried writing an "Easy Update" disk but you can't run both simultaneously. Since you need the actual ProDOS files you need Disk Copy images (.dsk, or additional software), so I found a 400mb .dsk archive that I'm downloading to my 1gb stock Performa 5400 HD. And that will now be my Apple II server.
Any good threads/FAQs on the duration (& other issues, etc.) of a RAM Disk?