From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 12 04:07:45 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org 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 3844A16A41F for ; Mon, 12 Dec 2005 04:07:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mattgann2003@yahoo.com) Received: from web54201.mail.yahoo.com (web54201.mail.yahoo.com [206.190.39.243]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A375543D5F for ; Mon, 12 Dec 2005 04:07:44 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mattgann2003@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 66040 invoked by uid 60001); 12 Dec 2005 04:07:44 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=EQcytdUzg0b/G04OzigvYhTcMQ44k4nVgZUiz0fsnrlmgi92lvBmiUUFPrM0U1AmHTjfw+b/S2H6vUQa2jDOkKxlFtfUDmNPxFrsABiHFmKzXEZ6bPti2MgjW28y8YygbyoO3tV/VSzPfZUWVLh+vDlseOeGIxNNwu/ZArr4G/M= ; Message-ID: <20051212040744.66038.qmail@web54201.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [71.34.199.210] by web54201.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:07:44 PST Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:07:44 -0800 (PST) From: "Matt S. Gann" To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: FreeBSD starter machine X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 04:07:45 -0000 I have a few questions about FreeBSD. I am just beginning to get into UNIX. I know a few line commands, but really want to get familiar and comfortable with the OS. I have been intrugued by FreeBSD for many years now, but I own a windows-based PC and am not keen about running dual OS's. I would like to get a cheap, used, small desktop or laptop to "tinker" with Unix/Linix and FreeBSD. However, I know little to nothing about system requirements and/or hardware compability. I was thinking of an old 486 or Pentium 1 to get started. Any thoughts on what I could start with? Sincerely, Matt S. Gann --------------------------------- Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping