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From: Jacques Vidrine <nectar@NECTAR.COM>
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How does this work on a serial console?  Is it currently possible to
install FreeBSD with only a serial console anyway (I haven't tried)?

Jacques Vidrine <n@nectar.com>

On Mon, 1 Dec 1997, Mark Mayo wrote:
[snip]
> You can download a floppy from their site that
> will boot a full "X-like" GUI, run a web server, make a PPP connection,
> and give you a web browser. 
[snip]
> Man it would
> make such a kick-ass FreeBSD installer!!  :-)
[snip]