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So VirtualBox allows you to feel like you are switching your OS without rebooting, correct? A user can, for example, fire up a Mac and then if they want to launch a Windows environment they can do so with a double-click, yes? Thanks all for your thoughts on this, it is helpful... On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 1:56 PM, Cornel Darden Jr. <[log in to unmask] > wrote: > 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 > > > On Aug 12, 2013, at 12:48 PM, Francis Kayiwa <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > >> 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 > >> [log in to unmask] > >> http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/ > >> http://www.natehill.net > > > > -- > > People are beginning to notice you. Try dressing before you leave the > house. > -- Nate Hill [log in to unmask] http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/ http://www.natehill.net