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Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 13:02:00 +1100 (EST)
From: Jim Mock <jim@phrantic.phear.net>
To: Ryan Goeken <burnboy@wcic.cioe.com>
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Subject: Re: Kernel
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On Thu, 29 Oct 1998, Ryan Goeken wrote:

> I want to install FreeBSD to improve my unix skills. Someone told me 
> that FreeBSD comes with a boot manager. Does that help if you have
> two OS's on the same computer? Does this allow you to switch back
> and fourth between the two?

Yes, you can choose which OS you want to boot into.  You can't press a
button and switch from one to the other though.

> My brother said that having two OS's on one computer would mess up the 
> kernel. Is he right? And if so, how can i prevent this from
> happening? Please help.
> 

No, he's not.  I've got Win95 and FreeBSD on my system, and alot of
others do the same, whether it be Win95, NT, or whatever.

Jim

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