melismus wrote:
Hi, Bud,
You can set up your computers with dual boot, Windows and Linux (not Linix), keeping your photo stuff in Windows but running Linux for internet. There is good, free photo stuff in Linux, principally Gimp. It is very capable, but quirky and hard to learn. OSDisc.com offers many flavors of Linux, mostly $5.95 plus postage for a DVD.
Cheers,
Paul
Yes you can set up a computer to dual boot.
But a word of caution here,
IF the hard drive isn't large enough to devote at least 4 times the size that you think Windows will need for future updates, don't even bother trying to partition your hard drive.
My previous computers were all tri-boot, Windows XP, Windows 7, and Linux.
The Windows 7 partitions all ran out of room to install the incessant Windows updates, and my Adobe software stopped working as a result. I have 2 desktops and 2 laptops sitting around just collecting dust, because the older hard drives are way too small to update any longer.
Windows is a hardware hog
BECAUSE of all of their software updates.
When looking at new computer equipment, don't just buy for your current needs, you need to calculate for your future needs,
AND all of planned software updates. That's why you need a larger than anticipated hard drive, or you're just buying an expensive paperweight, that's not going to last very long after the software updates start flowing in.
Why do you think so many computers go on sale at rock bottom prices?
Built in obsolescence!