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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!uchinews!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!uwm.edu!news.alpha.net!solaris.cc.vt.edu!spcuna!ritz!ritz From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz) Subject: Moving from Linux ---> FreeBSD Organization: Mordor International Date: Tue, 23 May 1995 15:41:55 GMT X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Message-ID: <D91FLv.8qD@ritz.mordor.com> Lines: 32 Hi there. I've been a VERY happy user of linux for quite some time now, but am considering switching over to FreeBSD in order to get a headstart on the 4.4lite learning curve (my production machine uses BSDI which is going to be upgraded to the new 4.4 lite-based version soon). Does FreeBSD have some sort of utility like lilo to allow the machine to boot more than one OS? I have a Dos/Win IDE disk that I use sometimes for word processing and such. Will it work with the following hardware on my current play machine? Vega 486/66 ISA/VLB motherboard (what about AMD DX2-80?) #9 GXE 64 local bus video with 4mb vram Adaptec 1542CF scsi controller Seagate St3600N 500mb scsi disk Toshiba X3501 quad speed scsi cdrom (mumble) IDE controller (also controls the floppies) Fujitsu 500mb IDE disk Soundblaster Pro card Any tips/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Best regards, Chris -- Christopher Mauritz | For info on internet access: ritz@mordor.com | finger/mail info@ritz.mordor.com OR Mordor International | http://www.mordor.com/ 201/212/718 internet access | Modem: (201)433-7343,(212)843-3451