From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Oct 31 21:30:24 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mta6-svc.virgin.net (mta6-win.server.ntli.net [62.253.164.46]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28B1637B479 for ; Tue, 31 Oct 2000 21:30:22 -0800 (PST) Received: from knapp ([62.252.36.29]) by mta6-svc.virgin.net (InterMail vM.4.01.02.27 201-229-119-110) with SMTP id <20001101053015.IDPA294.mta6-svc.virgin.net@knapp> for ; Wed, 1 Nov 2000 05:30:15 +0000 Message-ID: <000a01c043c3$942af1e0$1d24fc3e@knapp> From: "Anthony J Knapp" To: Subject: beginners with bsd Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 05:20:51 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01C043C3.80227740" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C043C3.80227740 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Help, please! As a newcomer to any kind of computing, and as one who'd like to get = away from Windows, what is the easiest way to start with Freebsd? I've tried to trace a plain English book on the subject without success. Is Freebsd suitable for beginners? Could I run the normal = wordprocessing, database, and spreadsheet applications with it? Thanks, Tony Knapp (membership no 20001001) ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C043C3.80227740 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Help, please!
 
As a newcomer to any kind of computing, = and as one=20 who'd like to get away from Windows, what is the easiest way to start = with=20 Freebsd?
 
I've tried to trace a plain English = book on the=20 subject without success.
 
Is Freebsd suitable for = beginners?  Could I=20 run the normal wordprocessing, database, and spreadsheet applications = with=20 it?
 
 
Thanks,
 
 
 
 
Tony Knapp (membership no=20 20001001)
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