NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #27/NN_1992_27.iso/spool/comp/unix/sysv386/16749

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From: [e-mail] (Mark Boolootian)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.unix.bsd
Subject: What is best was to run DOS and Unix on same box?
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Date: 23 Nov 92 23:57:27 GMT
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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
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