Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!necntc!dandelion!ulowell!interlan!deem
From: deem@interlan.UUCP (Mike Deem)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: OS/2 and DOS 3.3 partitions
Keywords: os/2, dos
Message-ID: <538@interlan.UUCP>
Date: 16 Jun 88 18:44:17 GMT
References: <731@naucse.UUCP>
Reply-To: deem@interlan.UUCP (Mike Deem)
Organization: MICOM-Interlan, Boxborough, MA (1-800-LAN-TALK)
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I seem to remember reading on one of the thousands of pages that come with the
OS/2 SDK that switching active partitions don't work with OS/2 (I could be
remembering something from a pre-release 1.0 version though).

Here at MICOM-Interlan we are using the SDK's duel boot mode.  When you boot
you are prompted to type ESC for DOS and ENTER for OS/2.  Both systems use
the same disk formats and get along quite well running in the same partitions.

Lacking the duel boot SDK, I suggest installing OS/2 on the hard disk and
booting DOS from a floppy.  If done right, the floppy need only have DOS
CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT on it.  Any device drivers as well as COMMAND.COM
can be loaded from the hard disk.  This arrangement allows both DOS and OS/2   
to boot quickly.


Mike Deem

Disclamer: I said it, not some old company!!!!