On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 11:30:07AM -0700, barsi wrote: > hello, I am a graduate student in molecular biology and I AM SICK OF MS > WINDOWS! I am installing your debian Linux os on my IBM 600x laptop, but I > still need a couple statistical packages currently only available for MS > windows, my question is: > > Q: Can I have Debian/Linux OS installed on my computer while also having MS > Windows OS installed (god knows I don't want to, but I need it for now). I > was thinking along the lines of a partitioned disk, where each OS would be > on it's own disk...? but how would I solve the booting-up situation, can I > suppress windows and open it on command when needed?
Yes, there is a howto for this exact setup. www.linuxdoc.org. > > thanks allot, and I truly appreciate your help, It's kind of hard for us > main-folk to escape the likes of MS Windows truly Shit OS. > > > NetZero Platinum > No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access > Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! > http://www.netzero.net > Where's netzero for linux? Mike