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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: Boot camp question |
| Date | 22 Aug 2015 01:05:36 GMT |
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On 2015-08-22, Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote: > Hope this is the right group for my question... > > I've never used Boot Camp, so zero experience here. > > Are you limited to Windows OS only in Boot Camp? > > The reason I ask, I'd like to try out some Linux Live CD's, and some > simply won't boot in this iMac. I'm just wondering if there might be > something different "under the hood" when using Boot Camp than when > booting from the Live CD. > > FWIW, not all Live CD's run on every piece of hardware that's out their > either. Some seem to run better on newer hardware, some on older hardware. Personally, I wouldn't bother with BootCamp when VirtualBox is free: <https://www.virtualbox.org> Running an OS in a virtual machine is *much* preferable, since it doesn't require a restart and allows you to have maximum flexibility. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR
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Boot camp question Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2015-08-21 18:18 -0600
Re: Boot camp question Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-22 01:05 +0000
Re: Boot camp question Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2015-08-21 21:20 -0600
Re: Boot camp question Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-22 04:05 +0000
Re: Boot camp question Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2015-08-21 22:35 -0600
Re: Boot camp question Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2015-08-22 06:32 -0700
Re: Boot camp question Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2015-08-22 09:02 -0600
Re: Boot camp question JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-08-22 00:05 -0400
Re: Boot camp question Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2015-08-21 19:57 -0700
Re: Boot camp question JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-08-21 23:13 -0400
Re: Boot camp question Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2015-08-21 21:22 -0600
Re: Boot camp question dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-08-22 16:07 +1200
Re: Boot camp question Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2015-08-22 09:06 -0600
Re: Boot camp question JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-08-22 12:24 -0400
Re: Boot camp question Fred McKenzie <fmmck@aol.com> - 2015-08-22 17:34 -0400
Re: Boot camp question Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-23 00:45 +0000
Re: Boot camp question Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-22 09:41 -0400
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