Gregory J. Feig wrote:
> 
> I want to boot two separate Linux distros, in two different 
> partitions, on my two physical harddrives...

Not a problem.  That's easy.

> I want to point my IBM Boot Manager at a separate 
> LILO partition which will boot either of the two 
> Linux installs.

Why?  Can't the IBM Boot Manager do the job?

> QUESTION #1 -
> ....How big a partition will LILO require...???

I don't use LILO, but my understanding is that LILO
goes in the MBR.  It does not require a partition.

Have you considered using loadlin.exe (a DOS executable)
to boot your two Linux distros?

slackware.bat
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loadlin zimage root=/dev/hda6 ro
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redhat.bat
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loadlin bzimage root=/dev/hdb3 ro
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You could set up a menu in your config.sys to include the
slackware.bat and redhat.bat options.

Cheers,
Steven

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