In article <slrndmqnrk.70e.keeling@infidel.spots.ab.ca>, s. keeling
<keeling@spots.ab.ca> writes
>Chris <nospam@[127.0.0.1]>:
>> Successfully installing Sarge has made me unwarrantedly confident about
>> experimenting - particularly with the support of people in this
>> newsgroup.
>> Luckily I have a spare machine, which has an 80GB drive.
>> I'm wondering about putting several OSs on it like this:
>> Partition 1 XP
>> Partition 2 Vista
>> <snip - other partitions for Linux distros>

>Why? Where's the fun in those two?

<grin> I thought someone would say that!
Vista is interesting as a peek at the future - and some of the ideas are
very interesting.
XP is useful for being able to chat to one's neighbours - and also for
familiar utilities. E.g. did you know you can use Partition Magic to
resize a Linux partition on the fly? Takes a few seconds!
Microsoft OSs in general are interesting because they are the extreme
opposite of Linux, and so Linux and Microsoft between them define a
continuum of computing. When exploring a subject it's useful to look at
extremes.
--
Chris