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Date:      Fri, 1 Sep 2000 19:07:36 -0700
From:      Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
To:        HodgePodge <bentley3@mediaone.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: newbie 325mg query
Message-ID:  <20000901190736.Q18862@fw.wintelcom.net>
In-Reply-To: <NEBBKKDAOLFGGJFONNMDKEGCCAAA.bentley3@mediaone.net>; from bentley3@mediaone.net on Fri, Sep 01, 2000 at 09:55:33PM -0400
References:  <NEBBKKDAOLFGGJFONNMDKEGCCAAA.bentley3@mediaone.net>

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* HodgePodge <bentley3@mediaone.net> [000901 18:52] wrote:
> is 325mgs enough space to put FreeBSD 4.1 on an old 486 & try (through an
> act of god) making said 486 into a router / packet forwarding box /
> firewall?

That should be ok, just do a 'minimal install' along with 'manpages'.

In fact you might want to check out "PicoBSD" it's FreeBSD on a single
floppy:

http://people.freebsd.org/~picobsd/

> i've heard its possible to do this on linux machines....but i know squat
> about Linux or BSD, very interested in BSD though.
> 
> most important above!
> 
> last question.  if i'm getting out of the navy in about a year... & i'm
> interested in computers, is there a place i could find work in an
> environment similar to (?) BSD headquarters, or learning to program minor
> stuff for them or something?

Companies using FreeBSD:
http://www.freebsd.org/gallery/

-Alfred


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