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From: Jolt-Freak stephen@ph0...
Subject: [9fans] DVD drive support?
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 09:35:40 GMT

>> Anyway, I would *sure* like Plan 9 on x86 to honor the standard
>> disk partitioning scheme, instead of living in "empty space".
>
>Actually, it is quite neat. Ie means that it is possible to have 5 OSs installed,
>despite the standard 4 partitions is max.

True, but I think it would be better to choose between the two, then
if you only had 1 OS (plan9) you could install it on a partition, but
if you needed all the 5 OS's you could also install it in the free
space.

Jolt-Freak

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