netboot65

netboot65 is a project to support network booting C64 and Apple ][computers. It is based on the IP65 TCP/IP stack. Current components are:

a server (written in ruby for maximum portability) that provides a TFTP server with some proprietary extensions to allow clients to request a directory listing.
clients (currently available as a disk image for Apple ][, and either a cartridge or a standalone prg file for C64) that initialises an IP stack, acquires an IP address via DHCP, queries the local LAN for a TFTP server, and then allows a program file to be downloaded via TFTP and executed. Currently only 'single load' programs are supported, but many old games and utility programs can be run in this way.
the NB65 API (currently for C64 only) that allows for IP aware applications to be developed without being tied to a specific MAC address, IP address or network device, as is the case with most existing IP libraries for 6502 computers.

Status

Latest release (sourceforge.net)

This project is released under the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1. For details, please visit http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/.

Browse online at http://netboot65.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/netboot65/ or else download the whole tree through SVN with the following instruction set:

svn co https://netboot65.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/netboot65 netboot65