From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jun 30 00:43:49 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id AAA16336 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 30 Jun 1996 00:43:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ns1.upstate.net ([206.153.4.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id AAA16327 for ; Sun, 30 Jun 1996 00:43:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: from clay-smith (ppp0.upstate.net [206.153.4.240]) by ns1.upstate.net (8.7.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id DAA28220 for ; Sun, 30 Jun 1996 03:51:08 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <31D62E65.543F@upstate.net> Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 03:36:06 -0400 From: "Clay R. Smith" Reply-To: claysmith@upstate.net Organization: Home X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0b4 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Dual-booting FreeBSD and Windows95??? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk More I read and learn about Unix and similar operating systems, more I consider installing it on my machine. Unfortunately, I can not afford even a low-end 486 like the one I am using now. Therefore, if installed, it will have to be on my current computer. I can not drop my current system for one I am not even sure that I will ever understand. I was told that FreeBSD is capable of working alongside up to five other operating systems. Is this true? My i486, 8mb IBM PS/1 computer is equiped with a 850mb, software overlay-dependent drive and a 85mb drive. Currently, I do not have a need for the second drive; therefore, I want to make it my FreeBSD drive and remain using Windows95 on the other? If possible, how can I do this? Also, are there utilities capable of reading MSDOS diskettes for FreeBSD? Thanks in advance, -Clay R. Smith (claysmith@upstate.net) P.S. If possible, could you reply as soon as possible, so that I will have answer before I leave for vacation on July 1st.