From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 28 21:48:51 2009 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 2524B106566C for ; Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:48:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (aristotle.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DAB4F8FC1C for ; Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:48:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n9SLmNwb049414 for ; Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:48:23 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:48:46 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:48:46 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: FreeBSD Mailing List Message-ID: <20091028214842.GA68070@thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 23 years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Cc: Subject: breakthru, maybe.... 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: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:48:51 -0000 well, i just bought a used dell for my new DNS, mail, and web server. they snickered when i asked if they would pre-install freebsd... so it's up to me. this dell was running losedows, vista, so i assume it has some kind of sound card. it has "256MN ATI X1300 PRo" video. is this enough to power my new [year-old] 20.1" widescreen display? 80GB drive, so it is only a server. as well as a backup for critical audio and jpg files and stuff i don't want to lose. so: what is the URL to download the 8.0-PRE freebsd....? true, i haven't had to install freebsd by-hand from CDROMs for years, but if remory servs, more than one CD is required. i DO have blank DVD-RW discs ... if we've got a DVD distro somewhere. thanks in advance, gents, gary PS: the "breakthru" is that i'll be doing everything with my one hand/arm. -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org The 7.31a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php