Re: Partitioning Advice

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From: F.L. Whiteley
Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 00:00

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If you have enough ram, you might install Linux, VMware, Linux again in
VMware, W98 in VMware.  Then you can run both at the same time and talk to
one another.

But then you have to pay for VMware.  See www.vmware.com

F. Whiteley
walter@lamar.colostate.edu wrote in message
<7vspd0$82h4@lamar.ColoState.EDU>...
>I'm looking for some disk partitioning advice.  Due to some hardware
>failures and subsequent "merging" of machines I want to setup Linux
>(Redhat 5.2) and Windows '98 on a dual-boot system.  I've got a 6.4 GB
>hard disk to do this on.  What I would like is some advice on setting up
>initial partitions and such.  Things like what utility to setup the dual
>(or is it duel ;) boot system, which OS do I have to install first (or
>does it matter), etc.  If you have any advice please fire away.
>--
>Brian J Walter        |                 walter@lamar.colostate.edu
>Chem Graduate Student | CSU 31 - Utah 24
>Colorado State Univ   | Dallas Davis is CSU's "Dangerous D"
>Fort Collins, CO      | Bring on the Lobos!

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