On Mon, 28 Jun 1999 22:29:40 -0500 Richard Salts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
>I would like to ask whether anyone on this list has done what I am
>about to do. If so, how have you fared with Windows 9x and Linux?
Which OS do
>you like better?
I have not personally done it, but I know that many people have.
(I run dual-boot RedHat 5.2 and Windows 3.11) As long as you partition
correctly and install Windows first, you should be fine. (Windows will
wipe LILO out if you install Linux first) As to which I like better,
Windows is more "user-friendly", but it is also much less powerful, less
stable, less flexible, etc. I like Linux because it is powerful, and much
more stable. I have managed to freeze Linux, but not at its own fault. It
was because I try to push it to hard on a weak box. You shouldn't have as
much of a problem as I did though. In Windows, there is only one look to
the GUI. In Linux, there are many different Window Managers, which allow
X to have a different look. Thus you can make your Linux look like
Windows, Macintosh, NextStep, Unix, or something completely different. I
have a URL somewhere that has links to the more popular window managers
and the RedHat CD contains several of them.
>More questions: I am also an avid gamer. Are there any Linux users
>who also like to run games? Are there any games out there that Linux
can
>run? If so, what are they?
Please visit http://www.linuxgames.com (I'm pretty sure that's
the correct URL) and you will get pretty much the whole story with Linux
and games. I know it can run Doom and Quake natively though. :)
>If anyone has gone through installing Windows9x at some point and
>Linux at some other time, how does the installation process compare
with each
>other? Is Linux a little more technical in parts than Windows 9x or
>not?
Yes, Linux does require that you have a pretty thorough knowlege
of what you have in your system. The RedHat installation process is not
as "pretty" as Windows, but its good enough to get the job done, and I
believe is better because it is something not done too often, and follows
the ancient greek motto of "nothing in excess". It is simple and clear
cut without being bloated like M$ products.
>Can Linux run software designed for Unix platforms or just those
>written specifically for Linux. I see in software lists for Linux
software
>that seems to be written for Unix, X, etc. Can they be run on Linux?
No, afaik you could probably compile the Unix source and get it
to run with little modification, but I'm not sure. I do know that Unix
binaries will not run on a Linux system.
>Does this Linux 6.0 have a MS-DOS mode? If so, can older applications
>made for MS-DOS 6.x, say, be run in this mode?
Sorry to be picky, but it is RedHat 6.0, not Linux 6.0. There are
other distributions of Linux, and the Linux version is the version of the
kernel. (Which I believe in RH6.0 is 2.2.5). And no, there isn't an
MS-DOS mode. There is a DOS emulator called dosemu
(http://www.dosemu.org) that is in development. I don't care for its look
on the console, but in with xdosemu (found at the same page) I have
actually gotten it to run pretty well. I don't have a large library of
DOS programs to test with it, but so far I've only had problems with one
program. There is also a Windows emulator that is not near so far in
progression yet, but I can provide more info on that if you'd like.
I hope I have been able to help. I currently only have RH5.2, but
I'm willing to converse via email to help you get your system set up as
much as I can. Good luck!
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Michael Golden
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