Hi. I have been on this list for several weeks, and decided to read the various subject threads before posting. I am feeling somewhat discouraged, as most of the subjects discussed seem to imply that most of you already have Linux up and running, which leaves me in back of the line. At this point, I have not installed Linux on my system, though I have taken some preparatory steps, including downloading the packages of interest and creating the boot disk from the image at the Speakup FTP site. I have also downloaded and periodically review Joe Norton's Real Audio tutorials. Before I take the big plunge, I have a few basic questions: 1. Currently, I am running Win98 with two physical hard drives (not just partitions on a single drive), my C drive being about 6.5 GB and my D drive being 2 GB. Since I am mainly using my D drive for storage, I can easily transfer the data to the C drive during the re-formatting and re-partitioning. If I plan to use both OS's, do I need to have them on the same physical drive? 2. Assuming that the answer to question 1 is yes, I understand that it is possible to make a choice at boot-up which OS to use. Do those choices speak? If not, Can I make the choice easily without sighted assistance? If this is not the right place to go to have these questions answered, please indicate where I should subscribe. Additionally, as I am receiving the digests of the list, I request that I get my answers separate from the list; either answer me privately, or put me in the CC field, so that I can keep the answers separate. Thanks and regards. Moshe Segal
