From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jun 16 14:07:45 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA22711 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 14:07:45 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from kakapo.pinnacle.co.nz (pinsoft.internet.co.nz [202.37.141.181] (may be forged)) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA22698 for ; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 14:07:41 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jonc@pinnacle.co.nz) Received: from tui.pinnacle.co.nz (tui.pinnacle.co.nz [202.37.163.3]) by kakapo.pinnacle.co.nz (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id JAA04414; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 09:08:59 +1200 (NZST) (envelope-from jonc@pinnacle.co.nz) Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 09:08:59 +1200 (NZST) From: Jonathan Chen To: "Otho C. Spence" cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: What In-Reply-To: <35868EDD.F5165F0B@sierratel.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, 16 Jun 1998, Otho C. Spence wrote: > Will FreeBSD run with Windows 95? Not on your system at the same time. You get to pick one or the other to run when your machine boots. > Is it a system a beginner like my self can use without extensive > relearning? Not quite. FreeBSD is *very* much more reliable and faster than Win95, but the whole system can be quite a daunting experience for the newbie. > Is it a drag and drop like many of the programs I use? Only if you take the trouble to set up the X Windowing System, with a Window Manager (and you've got many choices here). -- Jonathan Chen | "In prosperity our friends know us; | in adversity we know our friends." | - John Churton Collins To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message