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Date:      07 Oct 2003 18:05:18 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To:        "roro" <rorolopez@wanadoo.es>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: nerd
Message-ID:  <44n0cc4sbl.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <000801c38d0c$07d68890$259c253e@rorolopez>
References:  <000801c38d0c$07d68890$259c253e@rorolopez>

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"roro" <rorolopez@wanadoo.es> writes:

> how do I download freeBSD ? Right! It=B4s a nerd question, but I tried to=
 download it from the ftp-sites and it did not work....

http://www2.es.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html

> Apart from using my PIV................
> Is there a version of freeBSD suitable for machines such as a 486 and MMX=
133/166? Id  like to turn al the leftovers into a little network and obtain=
 a super-desktop.
> Any hints on that respect?

If they have at least a dozen megabytes of RAM, any version.  [FreeBSD
can run in a lot less, but the normal install needs more.]
I don't think any number of old, slow machines will help you improve
your desktop operations, though.



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