From owner-freebsd-chat Thu Jan 24 23: 4:32 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from pioneernet.net (mail.pioneernet.net [207.115.64.224]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB03637B417 for ; Thu, 24 Jan 2002 23:04:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from there [66.114.152.128] by pioneernet.net (SMTPD32-6.06) id A38B375800D6; Thu, 24 Jan 2002 23:04:43 -0800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" From: chip To: Brett Glass , Terry Lambert Subject: Re: Dual booting (Was: FreeBSD Installer) Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 23:04:08 -0800 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.3.2] Cc: David Schultz , "f.johan.beisser" , freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG References: <3C4FBE5C.2AE8C65@mindspring.com> <4.3.2.7.2.20020124213809.00e6e5d0@localhost> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20020124213809.00e6e5d0@localhost> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <200201242304839.SM01304@there> Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Thursday 24 January 2002 08:40 pm, Brett Glass banged out on the keys: > At 07:21 AM 1/24/2002, chip wrote: > >I think I'll do a dual-boot setup just for the experience. > > I have a friend in New York City who told me that very thing > two years ago. (He was learning UNIX at the time.) To this > day, he has NEVER been able to set up a trouble-free system, > and has wasted countless days struggling with his machines. > > Friends don't let friends dual-boot. > > --Brett After reading the post by Terry L. I changed my mind. He made it sound so= =20 fun, heh heh. I did do some laptops at work that dual-boot linux (redhat)= and=20 win2000. Those are special, single purpose units for occasional use only.= And=20 I really have lost the desire to install winblows of any version here at=20 home, I get enough pain and suffering at work, having to deal with it on = a=20 daily basis. Why put myself through that at home also? Maybe your last line would make a good bumper sticker? This has been an interesting thread. I find it sooo ... refreshing.... af= ter=20 all the MS BS 8 hours a day at work. :-) Regards, -- Chip <+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+> Windows 95/NT - 32 bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16 bit patc= h to an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition. <+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message