[newbie] System Commander in Linux Mandrake GoldPack2000

[Chuck or Judy Bradley (maybe both)]

I do not have Linux installed yet, 
so I guess that makes me a newbie.
I've used UNIX on various platforms off and on 
since about 1982 so I'll switch to the expert list 
if most of you think I should.

I've had various dual boot or multiboot systems.  
They have all seemed fragile,
with strict requirements about what system to load in what order. 
A failure in one OS seemed to require reinstalling that OS, 
and reinstalling wiped out the other systems 
or made them inaccessible.  
I wanted to create an environment where I could add and 
remove operating systems in any order, with little or no
fix up efforts.  
This month, Linux, NT4SP3, NT4SP6; next month FreeBSD, Linux
out of the box, Linux with my hacked kernel, Win98.  
System commander seemed like the best tool for the job.
(I posted the same problem in a "Notes file" at work and got
a lot of replies questioning why I wanted to use System
Commander. I'm happy to consider your suggestion about what I
should do instead. I'm even happier to have several lines of
defense to keep many operating systems alive and well at
the same time. But I'm even happier to find a way to solve
my problem of the moment.)

I've got a mother board with lots of boot options, 
small single partition C&D drives, 
a new, empty 13GB (E to whatever), IDE CD-ROM, and SCSI CD-R.

When I saw Linux Mandrake Gold Pack 2000 contained 
System Commander I was delighted.  
I think it is fairly new.
The System Commander doc is dated Dec. 99.
There are no version numbers that I see, 
except the box claims the kernel is 2.2.13.

I can boot the CD. I also followed the clear directions to 
make a bootable floopy from the images directory, using a 
DOS system.  The floppy works and I can get into the
installation.  

The docs tell how to use System Commander, and claim it is 
a DOS program, but where is it, or where did it go? 
I can not find it on any drive. The loader (floppy
or CD) does not invoke it or mention a way to invoke it.
One doc implies it is loaded from the boot floppy. 
Another says use CD n.5! I assume the bang is
excitement, not factorial, but none of the CDs 
have numbers.

Sorry for such a long winded question.  
In summary, how can I get to the System Commander that is
supposed to be in Linux Mandrake Gold Pack 2000?
Thanks in advance for any answers or leads.

                        Chuck Bradley
                        [EMAIL PROTECTED]
P.S.
I just noticed the references to C:, D:, E:, etc.
Sorry for the MS language. I understand the structure of the
file system in several dialects.