Can a computer have two operating systems?

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Yes,

Windows and Linux can be on the same machine. You have to look at Linux FAQ's to determine which to install first as I don't remember. The point is that it isn't difficult and it isn't crazy.

To switch the machine has to be rebooted. There was an effort to have an emulator under Linux (e.g. WINE) to run a windows session in a Linux window. I don't know the status but you take a performance hit

There are commercial products for running different OS's from within Windows, do a google search. These are availablke for the MacOS as well

The latest versiuon of OSX is claimed to be able to run windows as a built in feature. Go to apple.com to find out

good luck

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