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From: Hoe Kit Loh
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 00:00

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Hiya,

I am a newbie to Linux. I would like to have a dual boot Win98/Linux
computer, and will probably get my copy of Linux off the net (thus
no printed documentation).

I am running an overclocked Celeron, with a single 14.4GB hard disk.
How should I partition my drive (say, with fdisk) to get both OSes
installed, and what steps do I follow to do this from an unformatted
HDD (the drive has not been pre-installed). Do I install Linux or
Win98 or what? I know very little about linux itself (file system
etc.).

Finally, I have heard that it is possible to have a Win98/Linux
dual boot on the same partition - can this be achieved?

Thanks all.

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