Hi -
Why no reboot? Genuine curiosity -- dual boot Macs work just fine in
our campus computer labs and on the laptops we lend out, though I
realize we have related-but-different user needs/use cases than those of
a public library.
Ryan
> Cornel Darden Jr. <mailto:corneldardenjr_at_GMAIL.COM>
> August 12, 2013 12:56 PM
> Hi,
>
> The issue at public terminals is being able to switch between
> operating systems with out having to reboot. To my knowledge refit nor
> boot camp offers this.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cornel Darden Jr.
> MSLIS
> Librarian
> Kennedy-King College
> City Colleges of Chicago
> Work 773-602-5449
> Cell 708-705-2945
>
> Francis Kayiwa <mailto:fkayiwa_at_COLGATE.EDU>
> August 12, 2013 12:48 PM
> On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 11:57:21AM -0400, Nate Hill wrote:
>> Is anyone on the list using mac computers and bootcamp or some other
>> partition to offer public access to either a mac or windows environment for
>> their users? This seems like ti could be a pretty cool option to present
>> folks with.
>>
>> Any thoughts on the matter? I'm trying to figure out what to replace our
>> public computers with here in Chattanooga. Obviously I want them to be
>> both inexpensive and awesome.
>
> I forgot to mention ReFit [0] (now defunct but should still work) and/or ReFind which is recommended at their Website.
>
> This will allow a user to select which OS to boot after POST.
>
> ./fxk
>
> [0] http://refit.sourceforge.net/
>
>> --
>> Nate Hill
>> nathanielhill_at_gmail.com
>> http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/
>> http://www.natehill.net
>
> Nate Hill <mailto:nathanielhill_at_GMAIL.COM>
> August 12, 2013 10:57 AM
> Is anyone on the list using mac computers and bootcamp or some other
> partition to offer public access to either a mac or windows
> environment for
> their users? This seems like ti could be a pretty cool option to present
> folks with.
>
> Any thoughts on the matter? I'm trying to figure out what to replace our
> public computers with here in Chattanooga. Obviously I want them to be
> both inexpensive and awesome.
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