From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Oct 2 09:56:40 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA29783 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 09:56:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from laker.net (jet.laker.net [205.245.74.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA29746 for ; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 09:56:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sfriedri@laker.net) Received: from nt (digital-pbi-136.laker.net [208.0.233.36]) by laker.net (8.9.0/8.9.LAKERNET.NO-SPAM.SPAMMERS.AND.RELAYS.WILL.BE.TRACKED.AND.PROSECUTED.) with SMTP id MAA16195; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:56:08 -0400 Message-Id: <199810021656.MAA16195@laker.net> From: "Steve Friedrich" To: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" , "wezzp@cableinet.co.uk" Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1998 12:55:31 -0400 Reply-To: "Steve Friedrich" X-Mailer: PMMail 98 Professional (2.01.1600) For Windows NT (4.0.1381;3) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Install time Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, 02 Oct 1998 17:31:48 +0100, Wezz Potter wrote: >How long should it take to install Freebsd with a 33.6 KBPS modem dialup >connection by anonymous FTP Depends on how much of FreeBSD you're goinf to download. I use a USR 56K (now it's a V90) and I have unlimited Internet access (no per hour charges), so I download everything including X11, in something like 12-16 hours (I go to sleep, so I don't know exactly). But you could download a minimal install and get FreeBSD running, and then download more, in pieces. If your Internet access is one of the 30hrs/month included and anything past that is some price per minute or hour, then it would be well worth buying the CDROMS. You can also get just the 1st CD from cheapbytes really, really cheap, and then download other stuff, like ports, as need arises. Hope This Helps... Unix systems measure "uptime" in years, Winblows measures it in minutes. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message