From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Aug 2 13:52: 5 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E447E37B400 for ; Fri, 2 Aug 2002 13:52:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mta06-svc.ntlworld.com (mta06-svc.ntlworld.com [62.253.162.46]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D5D8A43E3B for ; Fri, 2 Aug 2002 13:51:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from lee@unassemble.co.uk) Received: from wks1 ([80.0.77.2]) by mta06-svc.ntlworld.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020802205158.FAAD5047.mta06-svc.ntlworld.com@wks1>; Fri, 2 Aug 2002 21:51:58 +0100 Message-ID: <009701c23a67$2bad10c0$6400a8c0@wks1> From: "Lee" To: "Patricia Earlene Record" , References: <001501c23a7d$c4331400$38976fc6@momsputer> Subject: Re: os Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 21:57:10 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0094_01C23A6F.8D35F660" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0094_01C23A6F.8D35F660 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Earlene, If you have a fast Internet connection (DSL/Cable) you can create a boot = floppy to start the installation and then download the rest of the files = directly from the FreeBSD servers via FTP. Have a look at the link = below: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-pre.htm= l#INSTALL-FLOPPIES It is from the FreeBSD handbook. It would probably be a good idea for = you to read though most of the manual to find out if FreeBSD is really = what you are looking for. Cheers Lee ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Patricia Earlene Record=20 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 12:38 AM Subject: os I was wondering. I am a single mother of three trying to find a new = operating system for my laptop to free up my computer for my children. = However, i am unable to purchase operating software because it is just = to expensive and i cant afford to. I was reading your web site and was = wondering if you had a free version of this on 3.5 floppy disks. My = laptop only has floppy. if you could help please let me know. Thanks = Earlene ------=_NextPart_000_0094_01C23A6F.8D35F660 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Earlene,
 
If you have a fast Internet connection = (DSL/Cable)=20 you can create a boot floppy to start the installation and then download = the=20 rest of the files directly from the FreeBSD servers via FTP. Have a look = at the=20 link below:
 
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/bo= oks/handbook/install-pre.html#INSTALL-FLOPPIES
 
It is from the FreeBSD handbook.  = It would=20 probably be a good idea for you to read though most of the manual to = find out if=20 FreeBSD is really what you are looking for.
 
Cheers
 
Lee
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From:=20 Patricia Earlene Record =
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Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 = 12:38=20 AM
Subject: os

I was wondering. I am a single mother = of three=20 trying to find a new operating system for my laptop to free up my = computer for=20 my children. However, i am unable to purchase operating software = because it is=20 just to expensive and i cant afford to. I was reading your web site = and was=20 wondering if you had a free version of this on 3.5 floppy disks. My = laptop=20 only has floppy. if you could help please let me know. Thanks=20 Earlene
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