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On Wednesday 25 August 2004 03:59 pm, Riki wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would like to know if FreeBSD could work on my PC.  I noticed a lot
> of stuff about supported architectures, but that isn't my language
> yet and I can't tell if my computer fits into one of them or not.  I
> would really appreciate your assistance.
>
> I have a pentium 4, intell processor.  I have windows xp on one hard
> drive and I would like to put your software on the other.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Erika
>

The short answer is "yes".  The longer answer would involve comparing 
your hardware components to the hardware compatibility list at:

http://www.freebsd.org/releases/4.10R/hardware-i386.html

Best of luck,

Andrew Gould