Yes, I know that two boots are worth more than just one, but this is a technology, and a single boot is standard for computers.

As I mentioned previously, the latest version of Apple Inc.’s Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard includes “Boot Camp” software which allows dual booting between the Mac OS and Windows.

This week I read about an interesting use of dual booting. It involved installing Debian Linux on the External flash drive (a High Capacity mini or micro SD card) of a Nokia N800 or Nokia N810 Internet tablet. The the default Operating System, Maemo Linux OS2008, would be booted from the internal flash drive, and Debian Linux from the External Flash drive. Then at boot up, the user can select between OS2008 and Debian Linux – not bad for an Internet Tablet. I can already hear people saying “Why would anyone want to do that?”. There is a good reason, as a lot more software is available for Debian Linux than for Maemo Linux OS2008. I must admit that the instructions are not for the faint-hearted.

Dual Booting with Windows XP can be “interesting” enough, especially if you don’t know what you are doing.