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Date:      Sun, 27 Jan 2002 02:30:50 -0500
From:      Technical Information <tech_info@threespace.com>
To:        FreeBSD Chat <chat@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Why dual boot?
Message-ID:  <4.3.2.7.2.20020127022351.01e30e40@threespace.com>
In-Reply-To: <001b01c1a635$636a4170$0a00000a@atkielski.com>
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At 01:47 AM 1/26/2002, you wrote:
>Dual-boot configurations are really not necessary today.  Even the cheapest
>second-hand PC will run FreeBSD quite nicely, so there isn't any reason not
>to run it on a separate, dedicated machine.  If you need both Windows and
>FreeBSD, just use one machine for each.

I've heard of throwing hardware at the problem, but sheesh. :-/

For those of us who aren't rolling like J.P. Morgan, getting another 
computer every time we want to test drive a new operating system isn't 
practical.  I can't imagine that it would be good advice for getting new 
recruits into the FreeBSD camp either.  "Now, once you've gotten that 
additional PC, just stick this CD-ROM into the...huh? what's that?  No, 
no...only the operating system is free.  Actually using it will cost you 
around $300 minimum."

Still wishing I had more partitions,
Chip Morton


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