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From: Peter Mutsaers <plm@xs4all.nl>
Subject: Re: FreeBSD or Linux (with Win95)?
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Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 00:02:04 GMT
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>> On 22 Jan 1997 01:57:43 GMT, jca@bighorn.accessnv.com
>> (J.C. Archambeau) said:
JCA> Peter Mutsaers (plm@xs4all.nl) wrote:
JCA> : >> On 20 Jan 1997 22:42:57 GMT, jca@bighorn.accessnv.com
JCA> : >> (J.C. Archambeau) said:
JCA> : JCA> To have any sort of peaceful coexistance with any M$ OS you
JCA> : JCA> need to install it prior to installing any Unix based OS.
JCA> : JCA> Even M$-DOS will bit^H^H^Hcomplain if it's installed after
JCA> : JCA> Unix.
JCA> : Not any: NT 4.0 doesn't modify the MBR.
JCA> But does it bit^H^H^Hcomplain if it's not installed first
JCA> (i.e. first physical partition)?
No, I had it installed on the 3rd one (the 2nd is a DOS partition and
that one contains the NT bootmanager; it was put there automatically
by NT. By 1st one contains FreeBSD).
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