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Re: simple questions



 
On 26 Nov 1997, Sten Anderson wrote:
> Britton <fsblk@aurora.alaska.edu> writes:
> > On Mon, 24 Nov 1997, Dana M. Epp wrote:
> > > Hi Clay.
> > > 1) Yes, Debian can co-exist with Win95. Using something called LILO(
> > > Linux Loader ), it can become your boot manager, which will allow you
> > > boot multiple OS's.

[my own whining snipped]

> Perhaps you should boot into W95/DOS and leave it to loadlin to boot
> Linux. That way you can safely leave your MBR in the hands of W95.  Of 
> course you should always have a bootdisk ready, just in case W95 for
> some reason becomes unbootable. 
> 
> - Sten Anderson

I will never do this.  It's a question of technical ethics.  You are
probably right that it is the best way, but I don't use either Win95 or
DOS often enough for it to be worth sacrificing my MBR to Win95.


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