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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.sprintlink.net!gatech!news.uoregon.edu!news.u.washington.edu!NewsWatcher!user From: kargl@apl.washington.edu (steve) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Grateful and Humble Newbie Questions Date: Wed, 05 Jul 1995 09:50:27 -0800 Organization: University of Washington Lines: 35 Message-ID: <kargl-0507950950270001@128.95.97.183> References: <3tca0i$lt1@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: mac-pal.apl.washington.edu In article <3tca0i$lt1@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>, html@mail.utexas.edu (Jason) wrote: > I want to migrate from DOS/Windows to Unix, and knowledgable > people have recommended FreeBSD. Two questions: > > 1) Can I choose to boot up to either FBSD or DOS/Windows on the > same hard drive (as with OS/2)? Yes, DOS/WIN and FBSD can co-exist on the same drive. When FBSD is installed, the installation will place a boot manager on your drive. It will allow you to choose which OS to boot. If you don't make a decision is 10 to 15 seconds, then the system will boot the OS that was booted the last time the system was powered on. > 2) If no to the above, can I run my Windows apps under FBSD > until I've made the full transition (I'm not prepared to jump > cold turkey yet as I'm teaching myself Unix). Some Windows apps can be run under FBSD with the X-window system and a utility called wine (WINdows Emulator?). Wine is still under development, and considered to be ALPHA code. > > Is there a particular FAQ that answers newbie questions like > these? (The one's I've seen didn't.) If you have WEB access, then take a look at http://www.freebsd.org You should find enough info to keep you busy. > Thanks Much In Advance, > Jason