From owner-freebsd-questions Fri May 8 18:42:01 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id SAA02227 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Fri, 8 May 1998 18:42:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from alpo.whistle.com (alpo.whistle.com [207.76.204.38]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id SAA02170 for ; Fri, 8 May 1998 18:41:26 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from julian@whistle.com) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by alpo.whistle.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id SAA09467; Fri, 8 May 1998 18:34:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from current1.whistle.com(207.76.205.22) via SMTP by alpo.whistle.com, id smtpd009464; Sat May 9 01:34:06 1998 Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 18:33:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Julian Elischer To: Chase Paglee cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Free BSD Questions In-Reply-To: <35538C01.A21CCBF7@qis.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, 8 May 1998, Chase Paglee wrote: > I have a bunch of questions. > > 1. Why do you recommend not using 386sx. Is this just speed problem, > or is it stability problem? speed only a 386sx-25 makes a great router or mail host etc. > > 2. Does FreeBSD support Immation 120MB floppy drive? maybe. I don't have one:-) (is that LS120? if so then yes) > > 3. Is there any way to run FreeBSD from floppy? yes there is a project called picoBSD that specialises in this. it's kinda specialised, so it's probably mainly for experienced users who know how things work but it IS possible. > > 4. Can I load FreeBSD from memory, and then take out the FreeBSD > floppy and use other floppies? yes that's how PicoBSD works > > 5. Do I have to have XWindows to run Netscape on FreeBSD? > yes > 6. Which version of Netscape should I run on FreeBSD? 4.{mumble} > > 7. Do I have to have XWindows to run WordPerfect on FreeBSD? you can run the Linux Wordperfect. (freebsd can run Linux binaries) > > 8. Is there any charge if I use FreeBSD in a commercial application? no we do that (see www.whistle.com) > > 9. Suppose I have a special graphics card. Where could I find > someone to write a driver for it? ask in -hackers the driver would be a snap the Xserver fro it would be hard work but there are people who could do that too if you payed them. > > 10. Does FreeBSD support foreign characters (like Chinese characters)? > there is a JAPANESE version but chinese may require X11 I think > Thanks for all your help! > > Regards, > > Chase Paglee > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message