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[other_os] triple boot Mac, Windows XP, and Ubuntu

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http://ubuntuforums.org – I apologize in advance for any lack of clarity -- I have never posted on a forum for technical assistance with a problem, because I usually find the answer from searching. But I have been looking for a good walkthrough / some information about how to triple boot Mac, XP, and Ubuntu (12.10) operating systems on my MacBook. Here's the "hardware overview" that I found: Model Name: MacBook Pro Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,4 Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Speed: 2.53 GHz Number Of Processors: 1 Total Number Of Cores: 2 L2 Cache: 3 MB Memory: 4 GB (Hardware)

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