Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 10:12:20 -0400 From: "MC Irani" <mirani@annapolis.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Guess I have to go now. Message-ID: <14155875004630@annapolis.net>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01BCC740.0361B2A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable TO Free BSD, I installed Free BSD on my Pacard Bell Platinum 2220 MMX computer and = have been able to configure and use the operatiing system but I have not = been able to break out of my isolation, apparently because FreeBSD wont = talk to the Sound III336 modem that came with the machine. I have experience with = early versions of UNIX (dating from the SUN II work-station using 4MEG = of ram in 1987) but this is my first attempt at running BSD on a home = PC. Since I have other projects pending I am about to free up my 2.1G D = disk and let Windows 95 take it over. I guess I'll continue to work = under Bill's donimance until I can extract some $ out of the home budget = for a FreeBSD compatible modem ---unless someone out there has an idea = of what I may be doing wrong/not doing right etc. =20 It was a nice start at having a professional environment to work with = from home but I guess I'll have to stick with the shrink-wrapped stuff = for the time being. Nice system! Congratulations! -Fred Irani ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01BCC740.0361B2A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.71.1008.3"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <P><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2> TO Free = BSD,</FONT></P> <P>I installed Free BSD on my Pacard Bell Platinum 2220 MMX computer and = have=20 been able to configure and use the operatiing system but I have not been = able to=20 <FONT>break out of my isolation, apparently because FreeBSD wont talk to = the</FONT></P> <P><FONT></FONT><FONT><FONT>Sound III336 modem that came with the = machine. =20 I have experience with early versions </FONT></FONT><FONT><FONT>of UNIX = (dating=20 from the SUN II work-station using 4MEG of ram=20 </FONT></FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT>in 1987) but this is my first attempt at = running=20 BSD on a home PC. Since I have other projects pending I am about = to free=20 up my 2.1G D disk and let Windows 95 take it over. I guess I'll = continue=20 to work under Bill's donimance until I can extract some $ out of the = home budget=20 for a FreeBSD compatible modem ---unless someone out there has an idea = of what I=20 may be doing wrong/not doing right = etc. </FONT></FONT></FONT> <P><FONT><FONT><FONT>It was a nice start at having a professional = environment to=20 work with from home but I guess I'll have to stick with the = shrink-wrapped stuff=20 for the time being.</FONT></FONT></FONT> <P>Nice system! Congratulations! <P><FONT face=3D"">-Fred Irani</FONT> </BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01BCC740.0361B2A0--
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