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Thanks for your imput and advice.<br />
BM<br />

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I am currently running Win95 on a Pentium 166 with 128mb ram and have 3 fixed hard drives.  I am anxieous to give Linux a shoot as an alternative OS, I don't wish to change my operating system since all of my programs are Windows based. #1) will I be able to use any, all or some of my existing software?  #2)How do I get my hands on a copy of Linux as a sample or demo and relative software?  #3) How do I load Linux onto my computer and still maintain my current Win95 configuration and is it possible to have a dual boot situation on my  computer? #5) Will I have to reconfigure all or some of my hardware settings and or drivers?  #4) What Linux software is available for free and where can I obtain it? Finally is there any tricks, hints or suggestions that I should be aware of? <br />
Thanks ahead of time! <br />
Bruce MacRobie
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I am currently running Win95 on a Pentium 166 with 128mb ram and have 3 fixed hard drives.  I am anxieous to give Linux a shoot as an alternative OS, I don't wish to change my operating system since all of my programs are Windows based. #1) will I be able to use any, all or some of my existing software?  #2)How do I get my hands on a copy of Linux as a sample or demo and relative software?  #3) How do I load Linux onto my computer and still maintain my current Win95 configuration and is it possible to have a dual boot situation on my  computer? #5) Will I have to reconfigure all or some of my hardware settings and or drivers?  #4) What Linux software is available for free and where can I obtain it? Finally is there any tricks, hints or suggestions that I should be aware of? 
Thanks ahead of time! 
Bruce MacRobie

Win95 and Linux on same system?

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