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to: TONY LANGDON
from: PAUL QUINN
date: 2016-10-29 11:32:00
subject: Harddisk problem

Hi! Tony,

On 29 Oct 16 12:08, you wrote to Shawn Highfield:

 TL>> Bummer, so Windows is locked into firmware is it, and no way to
 TL>> boot/install any other OS?  And I agree, I'd want to be able to
 TL>> load Linux in almost all of my use cases.

 SH>>   Seems to be from what I've read.  Soemthing about no bios and
 SH>> thye use some new fangled doodad for booting.

 TL> That's a pain, if true. :/

Are you guys talking about recent desktops?  (That sounds a lot like this beast
I'm currently driving.)  I did have a look back through the thread but couldn't
see the link in discussion then with the current comments.

Please assist this old bloke.  ;)

Cheers,
Paul.

... I'm one of those bad things that happen to good people.
--- Paul's Win98SE VirtualBox
* Origin: Quinn's Post - Maryborough, Queensland, OZ (3:640/384)

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