Hey Rohit, I love your email, buddy!
The answers to all your questions is YES. I haven't personally tried out the
Linux to read NTFS file system but my friends tell me it is possible. Both OSes
will coexist. If you don't mind I would put more GBs of the harddisk for Linux
-- you will know why once you do it. GIMP - I spend more hours with GIMP (on a
plain old P100 with 64 mb ram) than with my wife and she is irritated!
You may get more answers on this list from the gurus so I'll sign off now. BTW,
welcome to Linux.
RKA
Rohit wrote:
> Good morning one and all,
> This is a newbie from a software firm. I had been in IIT for my education
> and [no that is not the claim to fame or something] that was where I was
> first familiarised with this list. Glad to be in.
>
> I am buying a machine [choosing configuration myself] as follows..
>
> HDD - samsung 8Gb 7000+ rpm
> RAM - 64 Mb at 100 Hz SD
> Motherboard VIAbx at 100 Hz
> Video RAM - SiS / AGP 8 Mb
> CD - Samsung 40x
> Sound- Yamaha ST
>
> I plan to install Win95 and RH Linux 6. Following are the queries..
>
> 1. Will it be sufficient to partition the HDD first and then install Linux
> over one?
> 2. I believe in such LILO partitions, the Win95 side can not read Linux
> partition but the Linux partition can read/write on Win95, when run as root.
> Am I right?
> 3. I could install Win NT 4 on the windows partition but I believe that Linux
> can not securely and safely share the NTFS. The idea was to leave 3 Gb on
> Linux side and keep development work on the Win partition itself so that the
> files are accessible to both the operating systems. NT was preferred for
> security and stability reasons. Please clarify if the NT and Linux can be
> installed so as to enable Linux r/w on the win partition?
> 4. For 41k rupees, will this configuration run games, occasionally,
> Sound/graphics/movies at full resolution and support fast working on GIMP? Or
> should I go for a more powerful system.
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