I use Puppy Linux and dual booting, triple booting, etc. are relatively trivial with no crashing problems.
I think a more basic Linux helps as well as avoiding use of the MS version of windows except when absolutely necessary -- it is unstable in all of its iterations. We are really close to the place when everything worth doing can be done using a Linux-based app or run under Linux using a Linux->MS code interface such as the open source/freeware Wine http://www.winehq.com/ or the commercial app VMware http://www.vmware.com/. Those who refuse to port their apps over to Linux (and Apple) will eventually face superior competition from those who offer consumers a more complete choice. Examples of consumer-friendly and successful cross-platform apps include Firefox, Thunderbird, Seamonkey, mplayer, OpenOffice, etc. We certainly need cross-platform friendly digital mode apps if they are going to find widespread use and if they are to meet EMCOMM requirements to be highly redundant. What sense does it make to be MS-centric only to discover that just when you need your app MS has crashed again or been hacked for the 10,000th time? IMHO, YMMV ... 73, doc kd4e >> I would caution anyone from trying to set up a dual boot system. I had >> done this a number of times and had pretty good luck but also have had >> one case where I managed somehow to damage the MBR (Master Boot Record) >> with the Linux install and had to totally redo the drive from scratch. >> The best way is to have a dedicated system. >> > > Eh? Even if you hose the MBR, it's trivial to fix the drive. > > 1) Just boot a Rescue or Live CD, and have it re-install > GRUB/Lilo/bootloader of your choice, and you're back in business. > > 2) Forgot to make a rescue CD? Boot a DOS system disk, and run > 'fdisk /mbr', so you can boot Windows, then download the rescue or live > image, > and do step 1. > > Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. ;-) > > - Rich Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
