From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from server1.shellworld.net (shellworld.net [69.60.117.94]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8057510AC1 for ; Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:37:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: by server1.shellworld.net (Postfix, from userid 1005) id 4419622849; Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:37:45 -0500 (CDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server1.shellworld.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4220D22802 for ; Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:37:45 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:37:45 -0400 (EDT) From: Karen Lewellen To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: duo boot systems...revisited, i think? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <20080616091142.GA12854@cq.ftml.net> <18518.15071.596427.625229@ccs.covici.com> <18518.53348.141161.108702@ccs.covici.com> <20080616215512.GB18486@cq.ftml.net> <18518.64239.718287.430308@ccs.covici.com> <005301c8e81d$81712270$5501a8c0@mcgee> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.10 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:37:45 -0000 confused, no, stressed yes. i noted in my first reply that I wrote at an early hour. It might have been respectful to ask if I were confusing the terms, not write as if I were. You simply wrote in what seemed to me to be inconsiderate fashion. Kerry has been more helpful and i have the answers I need thanks. On Sat, 19 Jul 2008, luke wrote: > I am sorry to hear that about your nephew. > > That said, for what it's worth, I couldn't give a fig about your spelling, > Karen. > rather than criticizing your spelling, I was attempting to > clarify your meaning. You were talking about a "duo processor". That to > me suggests a "Core duo processor", which is an Intel processor which, as > far as I know, has no connection to this conversation. It is a "dual > core" processor, but if you thought that you need a dual core processor to > setup a dual boot system, then you are mistaken. > > I thought that perhaps you were confused in some way, and thought you > needed a "duo processor" to do "dual booting", which is certainly not > true. As such, I thought I would ask you about your meaning, in hopes of > saving you some money if in fact you had a misimpression that a hardware > change was needed in order to dual boot. I was not talking about your > spelling at all. > > If I some how misread your message, and you did not mention a "duo > processor" as I thought for sure I read in your message, then I apologize > for bothering you with my less than helpful help. I will let the others > who, as you say, had no trouble understanding you, help you in the future. > > Regards, > > Luke > > > On Sat, 19 Jul 2008, Karen Lewellen wrote: > >> I am sorry that my spelling is such an issue for you. >> As expressed I wrote that post in the middle of the night. >> Not shared however is that I learned that my 20 year old nephew died of a >> heart attack in America, and i was more than a bit distracted. >> Others seemed to understand my meaning, >> Indeed my goal is to run DOS and Linux on different hard drives, and boot into >> Linux as needed. >> Is that clear enough for you? >> >> >> On Sat, 19 Jul 2008, luke wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 17 Jul 2008, Karen Lewellen wrote: >>> >>>> Not running windows, but will hunt virtual options for DOs. >>> >>> There are no virtual options for DOS, at least not for running virtuals >>> under DOS. A virtual machine is one operating system which runs in an >>> emulated hardware environment under another operating system. Linux and >>> Windows can run virtual DOS machines, but DOS can not run virtual >>> anythings. >>> >>> Now, for DOS under Linux, DOSEmu is probably a better solution than >>> virtualization. >>> >>>> now that I think of it though, a reboot is no major factor, any way to >>>> create >>>> a . bat file run in dos that will reboot the system into Linux as needed >>>> into >>>> Linux without requiring the duo processor? >>> >>> What do you mean by "duo processor"? If you are talking about multiple >>> core processors, those have nothing to do with duel boot (duel not duo). >>> >>> Duel boot, is when you can boot into one of many operating systems which >>> are installed on your machine, usually in separate hard drive partitions, >>> or on separate hard drives. That has no connection what ever, either to >>> multiple processors, multiple cored processors, or duo anythings. >>> >>>> I have been dragging out this business long enough, but hardware and >>>> talent >>>> has been the issue. I do not want yet another hardware factor because I >>>> have >>>> to find a duo processor. >>> >>> Again, what is this "duo" processor, and why do you need it? >>> >>> Luke >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >