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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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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.

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