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In article <1992Aug29.095440.11188@actrix.gen.nz> Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:
- In article <1992Aug28.022052.27664@nmt.edu> ehobbs@nmt.edu (Eric Hobbs) writes:
- > 
- > Someone said that programs that have their own memory manager will
- > not run in OS/2.  Is there an option at bootup that will allow the
- > user to boot into DOS rather than OS/2 so that you _can_ run 
- > those programs that use their own memory management?
- 
- OS/2 V2.0 has three possible configurations with repect to booting the system.
- 
- 3. Boot manager - you can have multiple OSes sharing the same disk (or disks).
- UNIX(s), OS/2(s), DOS(s)....please yourself. I think the limit is 5 different
- systems. They can't see each other's partitions - especially UNIX's which are
	
This is the option that I use; it's extremely helpful.  This statement isn't
exactly accurate, though -- OS/2 *CAN* see and use DOS partitions, with no
problem, as long as OS/2 is installed on a logical drive in an extended
DOS partition, rather than on its own primary partition.  This installation
*does* allow the OS/2 partition to be formatted as HPFS.  If it is, the 
DOS partition can't see it.  The DOS sessions under OS/2 see it perfectly,
of course.

Sorry if this explanation seems complicated.  Upshot is:
	Yes, OS/2 and DOS can coexist, with a boot-time selector.
	YES, if you do it right, OS/2 will see the DOS partition.
	YES, if OS/2 is on a FAT partition, DOS will see it; if 
		OS/2 is on an HPFS partition, DOS won't.

I haven't seen the need to put UNIX in the picture on my own box.

Steve