From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Feb 12 10:26:35 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id KAA16300 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 12 Feb 1996 10:26:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu [128.223.170.164]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA16291 for ; Mon, 12 Feb 1996 10:26:31 -0800 (PST) Received: (from dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) id KAA00677; Mon, 12 Feb 1996 10:23:26 -0800 Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 10:23:26 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White Reply-To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu To: Paul Waserbrot cc: questions@FreeBSD.org, Paul Waserbrot Subject: Re: Q:Installation In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Mon, 12 Feb 1996, Paul Waserbrot wrote: > I'm about to purchase freebsd on CD-ROM for my PC386. > > I wonder if it is possible to install it from an ext. CD-drive (NEC) with > SCSI-interface plugged into the parallell port? If not, do I have to use > diskettes? If it plugs directly into the scsi card, yes; otherwise, it's proprietary and no. > When will the next release of freebsd come out?? 2.1 came out not to long ago, my guess is June or so. (the first 2.2 snapshot came out a few days ago) > Is it possible to test if the computer can handle the operatingsystem, > before I make an installation. (or even a purchase)? If the salesman will let you :) I HOPE that modern machines can take it. You can run FBSD on a 386/16 if you want. If the install floppy boots you should be OK. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@gladstone.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major