Booting Linux from a secondary hard drive

[gaf at nimbus.microcom.com (Jerry Feldman)]

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>Because my family uses
>DOS/Windows, I boot linux using the Slackware load linux DOS executable so
>that the rest of my family does not use Linux, and LILO is a bit
>intimidating for them.

>Yes, but if you got them using Linux you wouldn't have to worry about
>one of your kids [I guess you have kids, you said "family"] messing
>around with your config.sys or reading your private messages.
>
>jsaylor
True, however, when school uses MS Word (on both MAC and IBM) as its
standard Word processor, then I am kind of locked in. When I first built my
system, I had intended to run Unix. However, as a software developer and
consultant, I have had to stay somewhat up to date with Windows development,
even though my last 3 years up until December have been working in the Digital
OSF/1 Alpha Compiler Group where I am on a short leave of absence due to IRS
and Digital rules regarding Software Contractors.