From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 19 15:21:22 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D98C1065680 for ; Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:21:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB0C78FC1E for ; Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:21:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id p7JEuDfU043398; Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:56:13 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id p7JEuDWJ043397; Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:56:13 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:56:13 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: scott mcclellan Message-ID: <20110819145613.GA43263@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <1313705889.77615.YahooMailNeo@web45712.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <1313705889.77615.YahooMailNeo@web45712.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org" Subject: Re: new to os X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:21:22 -0000 On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 03:18:09PM -0700, scott mcclellan wrote: > I'm looking to try something different with my machine (or maybe I'm > going through a midlife crisis). >   > Currently run Wimdows (point and click), and would like to gravitate > back to DOS (this is a thing of the ancient past for me 30 years - on > a TRS-80). I know remember extremely little of OS vernacular. >   > Am I biting off more than I can chew, or is there a OS commands for > dummies out there, or does FreeBSD have such a critter that one can > go through. I am not sure what you are trying to do here. If it is to learn a modern command line oriented system to replace all of the GUI, only can do what the author already thought up stuff like MS, then FreeBSD is a very good choice, probably the best. If it is to really get a DOS or CPM system, then, I think there some DOS emulators that used to work under FreeBSD, but I have never tried them. Some people also promote FreeDOS for this. > I'll pour through the FAQ and got hrough the online manuals for now. > But it all seems greek. Can someone point me in a diresction to > degreek this stuff for me. There are some other tutorials and attempts at documentation out on the net in various places. Google is your friend for these. They can help fill in some of the initial empty spaces. Otherwise, the best thing for learning FreeBSD is to take the FreeBSD Handbook in one hand, an install CD/DVD in another and the keyboard in your remaining hand and do a couple of installs on an otherwise unused machine. Once you get a base system in and running, try some stuff. When you destroy it, install it again. You won't kill it very many times before you have a good handle on it and then find out it is extremely stable and survives pretty harsh mistreatment. Start with the latest RELEASE which is 8.2 and go from there. Just follow the Handbook instructions and it works. ////jerry >   > Thanks, >   > Scott McClellan > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >