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[quote author=Cobra! link=topic=756.msg4147#msg4147 date=1408194291]
I was planning on installing my modern Windows OS for newer games that don't work on WINE, then install Linux Lite (or Mint) to use as my main/everyday OS, and maybe install AROS for Amiga games, OSx86 for Mac programs/games, and FreeBSD, basically, every OS type available! I was thinking of also installing legacy Windows, such as ME and XP for games that don't work on Windows 7/8/9 or WINE. Do you think all this would be possible to do with one machine?

I have no knowledge of AROS, so have no idea what the requirements for it are.[/quote]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AROS_Resear...ing_System

It seems like an open source x86 OS that is compatible with Amiga software. I heard about it when I was looking for ways to install Amiga OS 4.1, but found out that it's just about impossible because the hardware it was made for is too different to x86 PCs.

Can you put them all on same machine?  Probably.  If installing legacy Windows like XP, you must use BIOS/Legacy mode and have the hard drive partitioned using traditional MBR (msdos) partitions.  With possible exception of MAC OS (and AROS?), all others can be installed in BIOS/Legacy mode too.  I have no experience with MACs but think they may require EFI mode.  A possible way around the problem is to have more than one drive and install the MAC OS on a different drive in EFI mode if that's necessary.  What you'll then have to do is change the boot mode to EFI and point to the MAC drive for booting when you want to boot into it.

Alright, this is all new to me, it seems like a lot to take in, but I suppose I don't need to worry about it right now, so I won't.

Is there a forum or somewhere I can do to to ask about all of this and other stuff for when I actually get to building my PC?

EDIT: Okay, I've had a read about of it, and it seems to be a new interface for dual-boot OSes, that adds features without depending on an OS, and is compatible with BIOS OSes, is that right? Is it the new menu you get in the start when you start a multi-boot PC? So I could install Windows 8 in UEFI mode and then anything else in BIOS mode? Like WINE games running under Linux? Or is it completely different?