Espionage724 Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 I really don't see a point to having more then 1 OS on any computer. Why do people Dual/Triple/Quad boot? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116510-why-do-people-dualtriplequad-boot/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankOS_Scripting Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Cause I needed for my work?! Depend on each person your need. For myself, it's my laptop I can take with me. My old P4 I don't care, I juste have OSx86. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116510-why-do-people-dualtriplequad-boot/#findComment-824832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
packrobottom Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 my main desktop computing needs are met by osx. When I game (almost everyday) I boot into xp. If I didn't game I would only use osx. When I'm done gaming for the day I boot back into osx. See the point now? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116510-why-do-people-dualtriplequad-boot/#findComment-824849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmarsh Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 I really don't see a point to having more then 1 OS on any computer. Why do people Dual/Triple/Quad boot? 1) Its a challenge. I once had 8 physical OSs on 1 box just to prove I could do it. (XP, ME, DOS, OS/2, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, and Tiger). 2) They want to run software that requires specific OS. (eg XP for games.) 3) Security. OS X has very few viruses and is safer for surfing. Arguably FreeBSD is even safer. 4) Stability. There is a reason most ATMs run OS/2. 5) Devices. Some have drivers for only specific OSs (typically Windows). 6) Speed. I am convinced my 64 bit OSs (OS X, Linux, FreeBSD) run faster than my 32 bit OSs (Vista, XP) 7) Legacy software. Apple hasn't figured this out, but some of us like to keep using old programs. I have an old CP/M program I enjoy (the original Adventure) I now run using a CP/M emulator in a DOS box. 8) System and Data Recovery. Ever brick your OS X installing updates? I can restore my old system using dd from XP or Linux. Therefore, I am willing to be on the bleeding edge with software updates. And if I need to recover data, I can access all my OSs from Linux -- even with 8 OSs, all were at least read accessible from Linux. And my Linux is accessible from FreeBSD. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116510-why-do-people-dualtriplequad-boot/#findComment-825845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espionage724 Posted July 20, 2008 Author Share Posted July 20, 2008 Hmm...I kinda see the point now. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116510-why-do-people-dualtriplequad-boot/#findComment-825876 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayfarer247 Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 I just quad booted my computer for the challenge. I can't use them all, but each OS has its good points. Vista and XP are there because mostly everything works with them. OS X is productivity and it is really nice. Linux is beautiful and can crack wireless networks. And plus, it means I can do tech support for any OS I want! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116510-why-do-people-dualtriplequad-boot/#findComment-825976 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espionage724 Posted July 20, 2008 Author Share Posted July 20, 2008 Nice. I can't really think of a need to have any other OS on my computer (other then Linux for maybe wifi cracking ) because there isn't much I do on my computer. I play games on it and do some work now and then but no matter what OS I'm gaming sucks (Intel 950GMA FTW) and I can use OpenOffice just fine from OS X. I can even boot into a virtual machine and run my Aircrack software Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/116510-why-do-people-dualtriplequad-boot/#findComment-825983 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts