From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Jun 14 0:55:56 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mip.co.za (puck.mip.co.za [209.212.106.44]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D44E737B407 for ; Thu, 14 Jun 2001 00:55:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from patrick@mip.co.za) Received: from patrick (patrick.mip.co.za [10.3.13.181]) by mip.co.za (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id JAA54714; Thu, 14 Jun 2001 09:54:54 +0200 (SAST) (envelope-from patrick@mip.co.za) From: "Patrick O'Reilly" To: "Tig" , Subject: RE: Install Questions Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 09:54:54 +0200 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0053_01C0F4B8.0FD08EE0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 In-Reply-To: <001401c0f463$dc292ec0$0300a8c0@tigs> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0053_01C0F4B8.0FD08EE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hey Tig, The very fact that you are considering replacing Win98 with FreeBSD already elevates you way above the "stupid people" category. ;-) This should sort you out: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/handbook/install.html Patrick. -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Tig Sent: 14 June 2001 01:52 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Install Questions Here's my dillema. I'm wanting to learn more, so I though I'd build me a box. I did read the install and readme.txt, but was curious ot know if there was a way to grab the files and then burn them to a cd? This laptop currently has Win98. Is it possible for me to format c: /s and then install? Since win98 emulates and isn't true dos, is this a problem? My guess is you'll probably pass around this email for a good laugh, but I thought I would ask anyways. Remeber, there are no stupid questions, just stupid people. Thanks ------=_NextPart_000_0053_01C0F4B8.0FD08EE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hey=20 Tig,

The=20 very fact that you are considering replacing Win98 with FreeBSD already = elevates=20 you way above the "stupid people" category. ;-)

This=20 should sort you out:

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/handbook/insta= ll.html

Patrick.

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From:=20 owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of=20 Tig
Sent: 14 June 2001 01:52
To:=20 freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Install=20 Questions

Here's my dillema. I'm wanting = to learn=20 more, so I though I'd build me a box.

I did read the install and = readme.txt, but was=20 curious ot know if there was a way

to grab the=20 files and then burn them to a cd?

This laptop currently has = Win98. Is it=20 possible for me to format c: /s and then install? Since win98 = emulates=20 and isn't true dos, is this a problem?

My guess is you'll probably pass = around this=20 email for a good laugh, but I thought I would ask = anyways.

Remeber, there are no stupid = questions, just=20 stupid people.

Thanks

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