[NTLUG:Discuss] UMSDOS vs lin4win

[Mike]

I remember something like that... Lin4Win--the distribution 
was some old 'requires at least a 386DX processor' 
distribution using kernal 1.x :-) 

The Lin4Win option on the mandrake install CD is a different 
branch of mandrake install that sets up an unmovable image 
file in a windows partition instead of a separate 
partition. I used this option on 7.2 and 8.0 (but not 
since.) The mandrake site says it is still there. 

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/lnx4win.php3

This option of installing mandrake only appears (at least I 
only see it) if you boot into windows first, then insert 
the install CD and let windows autostart the CD (or run 
whatever autorun.inf has listed in it.)  I haven't seen 
Lin4Win listed on the boot from CD or boot from floppy 
install sequence since 7.0 

I don't use it, because it requires a windows boot first (no 
lilo), then you must run a command line loadlin Or click 
the icon on the windows desktop. Loadlin takes over the 
whole box, and as of mandrake 8.0 it did it with very 
little warning, meaning stuff that wasn't saved in the 
windows session was lost. This means lin4win didn't make a 
good xwindows terminal program to run from windows.