From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 31 03:28:44 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C26343FA for ; Wed, 31 Jul 2013 03:28:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vb0-x22a.google.com (mail-vb0-x22a.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400c:c02::22a]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 81154276A for ; Wed, 31 Jul 2013 03:28:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-vb0-f42.google.com with SMTP id e12so198505vbg.1 for ; Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:28:42 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=uoFfywS5bTF/1vJa+/O0VPOHFZQZM3DYp6oO58PMsm4=; b=D0E5BO+hT3BkJbNwxXIDz08mYzRDZv+/tvmvYsTh5uiQiseObhP/if8m9UGXOug3el eajfjYMCeQweyE2o2ERoccCjJf8fq3WRTIQ36I2+16moDQ9XToxjPQsDvKiyqCDnlICK XsR2DvC3bKr98TunwLPBI8xitG1kZt436KexHyzCj3zASks7O+f/nexXyV90VZIyZFT5 TXlzlE5sWzCNH6oWKHB/cYRHaWpBj1SiKeGTs73WoVoFo9te2DVARpOtDcsf6m0J047W dvbOJlzL3DqJGff21pXtlPzY95eSypJvA0FVjYsIszB2x4xl0F1l5ONUY4ifXoVcfMNE NweQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.52.178.98 with SMTP id cx2mr23955452vdc.75.1375241322681; Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:28:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.59.11.225 with HTTP; Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:28:42 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <8D05BB0B1E35F93-A6C-CAD9@webmail-d137.sysops.aol.com> References: <8D05BAF9AC564D3-A6C-CA64@webmail-d137.sysops.aol.com> <8D05BB04C1E3633-A6C-CAB7@webmail-d137.sysops.aol.com> <8D05BB0B1E35F93-A6C-CAD9@webmail-d137.sysops.aol.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 23:28:42 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Glen Peterson from Wisconsin. Some questions From: Mehmet Erol Sanliturk To: petersontr@aol.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: FreeBSD Questions Mailing List X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 03:28:44 -0000 On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 10:56 PM, wrote: > Dear Sir: > > > I have been thinking about installing your FreeBSD onto some of my extra > PC's that I have laying around, just to see what that Unix OS can do on my > PC. I have a few questions, though, before I order your Install Disk to do > that. I spoke to your receptionist there on 30 July, and she suggested that > I write to you with my detailed questions before I went ahead an purchased > your well-recommended OS: > > > 1. I have a Dell Dimension 3000 PC with a 32-bit Intel processor in it. It > has 2G's of RAM, and a 250GB hard drive under Windows OS, currently. I use > A.T.&T. as my ISP and I have a DSL line supplied by A.T.& T. May I install > your OS onto an external 80 GB Seagate Barracuda ATA IV Model ST380021A > hard drive, and boot off of that into BSD and have it run on that Dell > computer? The BIOS Chip seems to support external drives and USB sticks, > since I have successfully used the later to boot this PC into Debian Linux. > > 2. Do you have a version of your free BSD program with a graphical user > interface (like that seen on Mac's and Windows boxes) that will run on that > same Dell Dimension 300, mentioned above? > > 3. How much does the install CD cost me, including shipping to the > Milwaukee area, for the Free BSD OS that will run on said computer? > > 4. I have another PC at work that has a 32-bit AMD chip in it with 1GB RAM > and 250 GB under Vista OS, currently. Do you likewise have a version of > your latest Free BSD that will run on THIS machine in a graphical > environment like that mentioned for the Dell computer above from the same > external 80 GB Seagate hard drive? > > 5. Does the OS come with an application, like I have observed with some > Linux distros, that enables me to get updates as they become available? > > Does your FreeBSD come with its own browser? If not, may I still connect > to the web by some means to obtain a BSD-compatible browser (e.g., Firefox) > that will run on this OS on either of the two computers above? > > Sincerely, > > Glen A. Peterson > Cedarburg, Wisconsin > (262) 780-1856 (W, C.D.T.)but OK to call there) > PetersonTR@aol.com > > > > > > You may find very good and detailed answers in the FreeBSD Handbook : http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ and the following page may be utilized as a guide : http://www.freebsd.org/docs.html ( FreeBSD Documentation ) Thank you very much . Mehmet Erol Sanliturk