hi richard,
just like you, i too am a newbie in linux-land, and yes, i've done
what you asked, viz. installed both windows95 OSR2 and linux RH 5.0 on a 2
GB hard disk. i've an old comp OK?
as of now, both Os work fine and i've a choicce at bootup between
win95 and linux. linux is the faster OS but as u know, there are not many
dedicated applications for it. windows also has the slicker (but memory
hogging! )GUI.
regarding the installations windows is easier involving automatic
detection os peripheral devices and hardware. linux is more technical .
you may need to the specs of your monitor, motherboard, sound, video cards
etc.
if i'm not mistaken, linux has a MSDOS emulator but i've no idea
as to how effective it is.
On Mon, 28 Jun 1999, Richard Salts wrote:
> Hello people,
>
> Not only am I new on this list but I am brand new to Linux as well. I have
> responded to an e-mail by Xoom.com and, through them have ordered a copy of
> Red Hat Linux 6.0. I may probably receive it about the beginning of next
> month. Among other things, it has this X-Windows interface (GNOME), a copy
> of Netscape, and then some other things.
>
> What I intend to to is to use Linux and Windows 98 in separate partitions
> on a 10 gig drive which I have also yet to get. Then I will begin an
> adventure of installing Linux 6.0, the Linux version of Netscape and then
> see how those work.
>
> I am going to be running both OS's on a PC with an AMD 230MHZ CPU. Perhaps
> I may be changing the AMD 230 for an AMD 300 CPU in this bunch of changes,
> I don't know yet.
>
> 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?
>
> 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?
>
> 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?
>
> 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?
>
> 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?
>
> I have been curious about Linux for a few years but whenever I asked the
> clerks of the stores Best Buy and CompUSA what could Linux run, I could
> never gat any good answers other than users toying with the OS for its own
> sake. At least the Xoom mailing was an answer of sorts. And so I ordered
> my copy. Now I'll have my own experience with it when it comes.
>
> Regards all,
>
>
> Richard Salts
>
>
>
>
>
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