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Brian Lowe wrote:
> 
> Hi brad,
> 
> > Hi, I'm new to Linux - never used it before, but am planning on
> > installing the new version of RedHat on a computer I will be buying
> > before the end of the year. (Hopefully a PII 300 with 64Meg RAM).
Hi Brian,

Is it possible to have the a menu list with the option: Windows 95,
Linux.  Like the one you get when you press F8(I think) in Win95.  If
so, how can I do it?

Thanks in advance, Alex

> 
> I would go for slackware, but this is a religious war that you don't
> want to get into ! Redhat is easier to install and upgrade, however.
> 
> > I am
> > planning to use Linux for image processing and c++ programming, and to
> > get to know UNIX a bit better. However I want to also run Win95 on the
> > machine for logging in to work and game playing. Can a hard drive be
> > partitioned to do this, running Win95 on one side an Linux on the other?
> 
> Yes. This is the configuration that I have. Use the linux fdisk to set
> up your dos and linux partitions. I have a 2.5G drive, and I went for
> 1G for DOS, 70M for Linux swap, 700 for linux root and the rest for
> linux /home. You can alter your config as you like. You will have to
> format the DOS partition under DOS. Then you can install Win95, and then
> linux. When prompted to make boot/recovery disks, SAY YES !
> 
> Most of this is in the linux installation instructions.
> 
> > Has anyone had any experience doing this? I'm planning to set up a
> > simple start menu to switch between the two environments. Thanks in
> > advance,
> 
> Sure, lilo will do this just fine. Use 'liloconfig' to set it up and
> install it to your boot sector. This is done from linux. If you have
> any other questions, email me.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Brian.
> 
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