Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 14:44:58 -0400 From: Bob Collins <bobc@anything-inc.com> To: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: thinkpad 600 Message-ID: <20040416184458.GA47797@yoda.anything-inc.com> In-Reply-To: <200404161825.i3GIPZw24682@clunix.cl.msu.edu> References: <20040416123525.GA46084@yoda.anything-inc.com> <200404161825.i3GIPZw24682@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
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On Fri, Apr 16, 2004, Jerry McAllister clacked the keyboard to produce: > > > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2004, bungu@emirates.net.ae clacked the keyboard to produce: > > > I would like to investigate freebsd as an os and use it in an > > > everyday enviroment and say good riddens to MS and hopefolly > > > do my bit for the other battlers in the field > > > > Works real well. I would suggest FreeBSD 4.9 for now. Same here. Have tried some of the 5.x, and ran into some kookiness, if you will. The 4.9 is quite good right now. > > > Your best bet will be to delete the partition set up for Windows 98 and > > use the full disk and auto slices from the install routine. > > I am not sure why this would be recommended. > If you have enough disk, then just shrink the Win-98 slice to > make room for another one and install FreeBSD on it. Then you > can "dual boot" the machine - that is you can have both systems > available and choose at boot time which to bring up. The OP notes, as seen above, that he is after using FreeBSD daily and to be rid of Microsoft, hence my suggestion of a single boot device. -- Bob "Play is the work of children. It's very serious stuff. And if it's properly structured in a developmental program, children can blossom." -Bob Keeshan aka `Captain Kangaroo'
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