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From: Richard Chang <richardc@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
To: Scott Rose <rose@puma.phx.mcd.mot.com>
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD on a Windows NT system questions.
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On Mon, 8 Apr 1996, Scott Rose wrote:

Scott,

> I am planning to get a Pentium based Windows NT system and wanted
> to use FreeBSD on it as well.  I am not sure how the Windows
> file system structure will relate with the FreeBSD file system.
> 
> Do I need a separate partition for FreeBSD?

	Yes, you would.
> Will it work on a DOS file system or do I need a separate hard
> disk?

	You can put it on the same hard disk but in a separate partition
as long as you have room or another hard disk.

> Can I easily choose between booting FreeBSD or Windows NT?

	Yes, you should be able to but I'm not sure how the WinNT boot 
manager works exactly so I'll let someone else comment on that.

> Thanks for your help with these questions and any other pertinent
> information you feel may be helpful to me.
	
	You're quite welcome...

Richard