<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE> Managing Multiple Operating Systems HOWTO: Background: </TITLE> <LINK HREF="MultiOS-HOWTO-4.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="MultiOS-HOWTO-2.html" REL=previous> <LINK HREF="MultiOS-HOWTO.html#toc3" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="MultiOS-HOWTO-4.html">Next</A> <A HREF="MultiOS-HOWTO-2.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="MultiOS-HOWTO.html#toc3">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="s3">3. Background: </A></H2> <P>Even though Linux is becoming much more user friendly and widely accepted, most of us still need access to other operating systems. I use Linux about 75% of the time but I still need access to Win 9x for those few applications that I haven't found acceptable alternatives for in Linux. My wife uses MS Office at work and wants to have access to it at home. Other people want to have access to alternative O/S just for fun, training, or to keep current in their job. <P> <P>I tend to treat new O/S's as you would a game; I actually don't do anything productive with them but installing and learning how to control them is just as challenging and interesting to me as Quake or SimCity. Further, being a Computer Scientist, it keeps me current on evolving technology and has helped me solve a multitude of problems at work. At any rate, for new Linux users, computer professionals, and those just trying to migrate from one operating system to another, I believe using multiple operating systems is the norm rather than the exception. <P> <HR> <A HREF="MultiOS-HOWTO-4.html">Next</A> <A HREF="MultiOS-HOWTO-2.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="MultiOS-HOWTO.html#toc3">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>
