From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 28 12:08:56 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA58B37B405 for ; Fri, 28 Mar 2003 12:08:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from out005.verizon.net (out005pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.143]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F252843F3F for ; Fri, 28 Mar 2003 12:08:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jim@FreeBSD.org) Received: from envy.homeunix.com ([4.47.68.142]) by out005.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with ESMTP id <20030328200855.LIGI14673.out005.verizon.net@envy.homeunix.com>; Fri, 28 Mar 2003 14:08:55 -0600 Received: from FreeBSD.org (lust [192.168.1.2]) by envy.homeunix.com (8.12.8/8.12.7) with ESMTP id h2SK8mRn075401; Fri, 28 Mar 2003 12:08:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jim@FreeBSD.org) Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 12:08:47 -0800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v551) To: John Johnson From: Jim Mock In-Reply-To: <20030328193939.16234.qmail@web21106.mail.yahoo.com> Message-Id: <156AF7CE-6159-11D7-9B81-000393460DB2@FreeBSD.org> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.551) X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out005.verizon.net from [4.47.68.142] at Fri, 28 Mar 2003 14:08:55 -0600 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-26.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT, REPLY_WITH_QUOTES,SUBJ_FREE_CAP,USER_AGENT_APPLEMAIL autolearn=ham version=2.50 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.50 (1.173-2003-02-20-exp) cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: INSTALLING FREEBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 20:08:59 -0000 On Friday, March 28, 2003, at 11:39 AM, John Johnson wrote: > Hello, > > Please I have a computer with Windows 98 and not connected to the > Internet and I want to install FreeBSD on it. How can I possibly go > about it? > > I have previously downloaded something that was supposed to be freeBSD > but it did not open. And then there is this FTP sites offering the > software. how can i download from the FTP sites bearing in mind that I > have a Windows machine. > > How can I get the startup disks. http://www.FreeBSD.org/handbook/install.html I suggest reading through the web site and the available documentation. If you'd done so, you'd have answered all of your own questions. - jim -- - jim mock. email: mij@soupnazi.org web: http://soupnazi.org - - freebsd project: jim@FreeBSD.org opendarwin: mij@opendarwin.org -