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Xref: sserve comp.unix.sysv386:25837 comp.unix.bsd:8236 Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!network.ucsd.edu!usc!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!darwin.sura.net!seismo!lll-winken!framsparc.ocf.llnl.gov!booloo From: booloo@framsparc.ocf.llnl.gov (Mark Boolootian) Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.unix.bsd Subject: What is best was to run DOS and Unix on same box? Message-ID: <142210@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV> Date: 23 Nov 92 23:57:27 GMT Sender: usenet@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV Followup-To: comp.unix.sysv386 Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Lines: 23 Nntp-Posting-Host: framsparc.ocf.llnl.gov I am about to take the plunge and purchase a 486 box. My wife will likely be using the machine more than I to run a few DOS applications. When I work on the machine, I want to run Unix. How can I best accomplish this? I understand some DOS emulators are available. How robust are these emulators? More importantly, what type of performance can you expect? If it runs like a dog, my wife won't be too keen on it (and the machine is really being purchased to support her work, so it's got to do that well). Another possibility, unless I am mistaken, would be to create a separate bootable partition from where DOS would run. If I can't partition a disk in such a fashion, then perhaps buying a small second disk to run DOS is reasonable (albeit somewhat expensive). Perhaps these are silly ideas given that emulators exist, but appropriate behaviour and performance of my wife's DOS applications is crucial. Is anyone out there running both DOS and Unix, and could you relate some of your experiences? Advance thanks, mb -- Mark Boolootian booloo@llnl.gov +1 510 423 1948