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- Subject: Re: Best installation of OS/2 + DOS 5.0?0!
- Message-ID: <1992Sep1.120443.9942@actrix.gen.nz>
- From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
- Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 12:04:43 GMT
- Sender: Steve.Withers@actrix.gen.nz (Steve Withers)
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- In article <16483@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> freund@sakura.cs.ucdavis.edu (Jason Freund) writes:
- > Hi all,
- >
- > I'm looking for advice as to the best scheme of partitioning and
- > formatting to install OS/2 2.0 and DOS 5.
-
- No problem! Install OS/2 on the hard disk and MSDOS5 on the shelf.....:-)
-
-
- >
- > I plan on using the boot manager so that I can take advantage of the
- > HPFS. The install manual seems to suggest a 4 meg partition for DOS,
- > and then the rest of the HD as a logical drive, formatted for
- > HPFS.
- >
- > But wait a minute. The purpose of installing a separate version of DOS
- > is to be able to run certain programs that won't run in an OS/2 DOS
- > session (like the game Ultima 7), right? But if all my software is
- > installed in the HPFS logical drive, then the separate DOS installation
- > won't even see it, right?
-
- Right....
-
- >
- > In short, what does the manual REALLY want me to do? I'll be using a
- > 240 meg HD. What do you think would be the best way to set it up, and
- > how big should I make each partition?
-
- Put the MSDOS5 and the programs that *must* run with it in a partition
- together. Then put all your good software in the HPFS partition(s).
-
- (Forgive me. I'm in a silly mood.)
-
- >
- > (Yes I'm somewhat of a novice and pretty clueless :) But, I've read the
- > FAQ and examined a few of the commercial OS/2 books and tried a couple
- > different trial installations before posting this. No flames, please.)
-
- Steve
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