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Karnevil9 · 06-03-2004, 11:16 PM

If your going from a 1.2 Gig HD to a 120 Gig you have 100 times more space than you had before. I would just do a dual boot on the SATA hardrive of both the 98SE and Linux. Transfer your 1.2 stuff to the windows partition, and use that for all the games and files you need. Go into Linux to learn the system and find the differences. You won't need all the software from windows for Linux because most Linux Flavors come with all the software that is needed. That is why some Linux systems use 4 or 5 CD's. You get the entire system, CD burners, office writing software, finance software, Drivers etc. What you don't get you can usuaully download for free.

I am not sure how many people who run Linux use it exclusivley but I bet the number is few. So you would probably want to keep a windows system anyway.

06-03-2004, 11:16 PM	#3
Karnevil9 Member (10 bit) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 985	If your going from a 1.2 Gig HD to a 120 Gig you have 100 times more space than you had before. I would just do a dual boot on the SATA hardrive of both the 98SE and Linux. Transfer your 1.2 stuff to the windows partition, and use that for all the games and files you need. Go into Linux to learn the system and find the differences. You won't need all the software from windows for Linux because most Linux Flavors come with all the software that is needed. That is why some Linux systems use 4 or 5 CD's. You get the entire system, CD burners, office writing software, finance software, Drivers etc. What you don't get you can usuaully download for free. I am not sure how many people who run Linux use it exclusivley but I bet the number is few. So you would probably want to keep a windows system anyway.