duo boot systems...revisited, i think?

[Karen Lewellen]

Thanks for the tip.
Not running windows, but will hunt virtual options for DOs.
now that I think of it though, a reboot is no major factor, any way to 
create a . bat file run in dos that will reboot the system into Linux as 
needed into Linux without requiring the duo processor?
I have been dragging out this business long enough, but hardware and talent 
has been the issue.  I do not want yet another hardware factor because I 
have to find a duo processor.
Thanks,
Karen


On Thu, 17 Jul 2008, John G. Heim wrote:

> I would recommend setting up a virtual machine instead of a dual boot system. 
> The difference is that with a dual boot system, you boot into either linux or 
> windows. With a virtual machine, either the linux or windows operating system 
> runs as a virtual machine in the other operating system. But you don't have 
> to reboot to get to the other operating system. I've found that the only time 
> I use the "other" operating system on my dual boot machines is for testing 
> purposes.  For instance, I'm typing this message on a machine that's dual 
> boot but I haven't booted it into linux for months. Really since I set it up. 
> Most often what I do is boot my old dual boot machine into linux and use 
> that.
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Lewellen" 
> <klewellen at shellworld.net>
> Cc: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 12:02 AM
> Subject: duo boot systems...revisited, i think?
>
>
>>  sigh,
>>  Just when I think I have a reasonable mind and the door to the hard ware,
>>  I have to start all over again.
>>  I thought there was a discussion once about the need for a duo boot
>>  system, but I cannot find this.
>>  pros cons, really needful?
>>  My goal remains for a number of reasons, a system with two separate
>>  drives, I know I need not do this, but  just call me paranoid grin.
>>  for the foreseeable future, dos will remain my primary os, with the Linux
>>  distro I use  on the second drive.
>>  I am building a different machine that will be a stand alone Linux server
>>  box,  with some extras given the results of additional research.
>>  Sorry is this is a newbie question, but  after reading that the *official*
>>  stock of Debian does not support speakup,...I am behind on reading the
>>  rest of that thread, I am being more careful than ever.
>>  Thanks,
>>  Karen
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