Re: Linux + Win95 simultaneously

linux kernel account (linker@nightshade.z.ml.org)
Tue, 4 Nov 1997 06:49:24 -0500 (EST)


Here Here.... Around these parts a used p75 with smallish HDD and svga
monitor can be had for around 500.. W/O monitor is about 100 less..

On Mon, 3 Nov 1997, Chris Pirih wrote:

> At 05:42 PM 11/03/97 -0500, Robert G. Brown wrote:
> >Seriously, I would find it very convenient to be able to hot key into
> >and out of a linux/Win95 environment. ....
>
> Sorry if I'm being dense here, but I just don't understand
> why it's so hard to buy another computer to run Win95. Do
> you just object to spending any money, no matter how small
> the amount? Win95-capable PC's are dirt cheap now, and
> you could even use a switch box to share the monitor with
> your Linux PC. Get two PCI 100Mbit ethernet adapters and
> a crossover cable (about $120 total), and you can even
> share all the HDDs, CDROMs, printers, etc, using Samba.
>
> I have five PCs in my house: three running Linux, one NT
> and one Win95. It's certainly easier (and probably cheaper,
> all things considered) than trying to keep five different
> configurations running on one machine.
>
> If you have multiple users, then multiple PCs make even
> more sense!
>
> ---
> chris
>