Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 20:39:53 -0400 From: "Andrew C. Hornback" <achornback@worldnet.att.net> To: "Francois Gagnon" <mrfg@globetrotter.qc.ca>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Existencial questions Message-ID: <004f01c14ba3$ea8f5920$6600000a@columbia> In-Reply-To: <3BBA4F98.8EE8150A@globetrotter.qc.ca>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Francois Gagnon > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 7:37 PM > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Existencial questions > > Hello 'allo Francois... > Excuse me for distrubing you, but I have some specific questions. > > I'm not new to Unix, but I used more "all-made CD-ROM Distributions" of > Linux, but I'm interessed to install FreeBSD. Welcome to the DarkSide... *grins* > My PC is an old AMD 386SX, with 4 MBits of RAM and some 100 Mbits of > HDD. The only way It can receive something from another PC is from 1.44 > Disks. I'm afraid FreeBSD won't be able to install or run on that machine. FreeBSD requires 12 Megs of RAM to install properly, and 8 Megs of RAM to run properl. You would need to upgrade before you could consider running FreeBSD. > I have another PC, than is connected on Internet with 33.6 Modem. > > I'm wondering the smartest way to install FreeBSD on my 386, to be able > to > Work on text files > Work on tables > Have a calendar/Agenda > Work on a upgradable system(to add games, program, > etc...) > Be able to share my work with Windows Systems... > Using 1.44 disks..... I believe in Greg Lehey's book "The Complete FreeBSD", he mentions that in order to install FreeBSD (at the time the book was written) would require 200+ floppy disks. Now, I don't know about you, but I don't fancy the idea of swapping disks all that often. > Thank you very much to give me some time... You're welcome. As far as that 386 goes, you would be better off using another machine, IMHO. However, if that's not possible, upgrading the memory and borrowing a CD-Rom drive would allow your installation to proceed. --- Andy To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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