UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hello!
I must find a way to use unix in my PC. I have a Dell Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.2GHz, 1Gb RAM.It came with windows xp but in order to get some software running I have to be able to work on unix! Is it posible to set up a unix and Windows dual boot configuration? I was sure it was posible but the IT people at work told me that it is imposible and I will have to buy a new machine with 2 processors etc. Is that true?
Many Thanks
Isidora

Of course it's possible to dual-boot windows and one of the x86 based unix packages.

Here's the first link that popped up on how to do this:

http://www.geocities.com/epark/linux...w2k-HOWTO.html

Good luck.

Carl

For several weeks I have been working on an article describing my laptop rebuild. This thread has motivated me, so I just made it public.

Octave --- My octuple boot laptop

And, isadora10, Octave is a Dell Inspiron with a single CPU and 1 GB of memory. PC Wizard summary:
<<< System Summary >>>
> Mainboard : Dell Computer Corporation Inspiron 8200
> Chipset : Intel i845MP
> Processor : Intel Pentium 4-M @ 2400 MHz
> Physical Memory : 1024 MB (2 x 512 DDR-SDRAM )
> Video Card : ATI Technologies Inc Mobility Radeon 9000
> Hard Disk : ST910021A (100 GB)
> Hard Disk : ST9120821A (120 GB)
> DVD-Rom Drive : TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SDR6112F
> Network Card : 3COM Corp, Networking Division 3C905C-TX Fast Etherlink for PC Management NIC
> Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Professionnal 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2
> DirectX : Version 9.0c (March 2006)