Date: Sun, 5 Feb 1995 10:17:52 -0500 (EST) From: "Michael C. Newell" <mnewell@lupine.nsi.nasa.gov> To: raul@scs.leeds.ac.uk Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950205101004.13351A-100000@lupine.nsi.nasa.gov> In-Reply-To: <4496.9502031905@csparc10.scs.leeds.ac.uk>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Fri, 3 Feb 1995 raul@scs.leeds.ac.uk wrote:
> What is FreeBSD? A cheap Unix for PC?
Well, it's not a cheap Unix; it's a _free_ Unix clone for 386/486/pentium
based systems, derived from the BSD 4.4Lite distribution. It's available
for anonymos FTP from several sites as well as on CD-ROM from several
vendors (Walnut Creek hosts the "home" site, so I tend to buy their CD-ROM
version :{)
Information can be obtained from "http://www.freebsd.org".
> Does it have Lucid Common Lisp or other Common Lisp? And Emacs? And SML?
> And GCC? And TeX? And Perl? Yes? I want it!
Definately yes on gcc, TeX, perl, as well as pounds of other stuff
(complete X, various mail/news readers, etc.) It's a VERY complete system.
> How much do i have to pay? Conditions? Guarantee? Do you have it in CD-ROM?
> Installation?
Paying depends on how you get it; CD-ROMs are generally in the $20+
region depending on what you get on the ROM (Walnut Creek info can be
obtained at "http://www.cdrom.com".) Terms and conditions are specified
in the Web page noted earlier. No guarantees - this is free software;
but to be honest I've found it to be VERY reliable. Installation
instructions are also included on the Web page.
> PS: Would it be too much to ask for TCP/IP?
A full TCP/IP implementation, including multicast, SLIP, and PPP support, is
included.
Thanks,
Mike
+--------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
|Mike Newell | The opinions expressed herein are |
|NASA Science Internet Network Systems | my own, and do not necessarily |
|Sterling Software, Inc. | reflect those of the NSI program, |
|MNewell@nsipo.nasa.gov | Sterling Software, NASA, or anyone |
|+1-202-434-8954 | else. |
+--------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.SUN.3.91.950205101004.13351A-100000>