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Date:      Sun, 16 Aug 1998 12:16:01 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Spidey <beaupran@JSP.UMontreal.CA>
To:        bi547@rgfn.epcc.edu
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD and DOS
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980816121304.10615F-100000@outpost.nada.org>
In-Reply-To: <199808161601.KAA01282@rgfn.epcc.edu>

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On Sun, 16 Aug 1998 bi547@rgfn.epcc.edu wrote:

> Dear sir or madam:
>      If I installed FreeBSD on my computer, would it overwrite DOS,

No.

> or would it make a seperate drive on the hard drive like say d:\

No.

> or something like that. If that's what it does, then great. If not, 
> will it overwrite DOS, 

Again, no. FreeBSD uses its own partition, which means you must install a
boot manager, to choose which OS you will boot from (for you DOS or
FreeBSD). You will find all your answers at
http://www.freebsd.org/tutorials/multios/multios.html

> or can I run it from the floppy disks. Is there anyway

I dunno, but this have been discussed on  the mailing list recently I
think. Check http://www.freebsd.org/search.
 
> is there anyway to do these things, or will I eventually have to overwrite DOS?
> Please Help
> 
> Jason
> 
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Spidey

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