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In article <4mf2dr$5t7@hobyah.cc.uq.oz.au>,
Ann-maree Catchpole <s335824@student.uq.edu.au> wrote:
>Cevher Dogan (cevher@ctt.bellcore.com) wrote:
><snip>
>
>: The question I have is: Can I reformat the linux partition to DOS-FAT
>: (or NT partition) partition or vice-versa? 
>Well yeah you can format the drive ... but you will lose everything in 
>LINUX (I think that is obvious, but just in case)
>What you have to do is run fdisk from dos and delete all the partitions, 
>then boot up from a bootable DOS disk and format the drive, or I think 
>you can go into CMOS and do it.
>
>Then you can install NT (why?  I thought its purpose was for a real (well 
>as real as MS can get) multi-user environment, ie it is a true server 
>that is to be accessed from another machine). I dont know much about NT 
>so plz don't flame me
>And as much as I hate MS, I would have to recommend 95.  Mainly because 
>it is probably easier, and will have more apps availiable for it.

	NT should be able to run all your Win95 apps..  A lot of the Win95
	code comes from NT....

>Plus I gather you have 486DX2/66 or better with 16mB or more RAM to run 
>NT comfortably ( i think thats what it neededs)
>

	I think Win95 requires 7 Mb to load the O/S.... so either way....

>: I want to make 2GB drive
>: to have NT and Linux patition on each half and reformat 540MB for DOS.
>One more thing, why not have the NT/DOS partition on the 2 GIG and LINUX 
>on the 500mB.  Because you can access the DOS partition from LINUX, 
>giving you virtualy 1.5 GIG from LINUX, and probably 2 from NT and Im not 
>sure if DOS can read NT partition but either 1 GIG or 2 GIG from DOS
>
>Am I right in saying you cant access LINUX from a DOS partition (I mean 
>the data, not loading with loadlin)
>

	Yes you can.  I quite often shoot into DOS and read my linux
	partitions....  If ppl want info I'll send a follow-up 
	outlining where I found such a DOS program that reads the 
	(LINUX) partitions....

>But that is just me, you may have different ideas of what you are going 
>to use the computer for.
>
>cu and have fun
>Cameron
>

	Cheers,

	Matt.


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