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From: Joseph S. D. Yao
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 1995 00:00

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In article <448uq7$jge@zippy.cais.net>,
Terry McHugh <terrym@cais.cais.com> wrote:
>Suri Durvasula (Suryad@umd5.umd.edu) wrote:
>: I have a question....I want to know if linux...the coolest operating 
>: system....can run under windows95..the worst operating system...
>Look on your CDs for a program called 'FIPS.EXE'.  This program runs in 
>DOS and allows you to repartition your disk to make space for a new 
>partition, say, a Linux partition.  You _will_ need to take some steps 
>before you run FIPS, so read the doc!

WARNING!  The Windows '95 file system has a lot of additions to the
simple DOS file system.  While working with the beta (not for pleasure,
I assure you), I managed to mangle the file system by using a DOS
utility that didn't understand the W'95 file system - I believe the
utility was XCOPY.  I suspect that FIPS only understands the old DOS
FAT file system: someone please correct me if I'm wrong.  (Thanks.)

-- 
Joe Yao				jsdy@cais.com - Joseph S. D. Yao

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From: jsdy@cais2.cais.com (Joseph S. D. Yao)
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Date: 1995/09/27
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