From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Sep 22 07:16:42 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id HAA15199 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 22 Sep 1997 07:16:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from europe.annapolis.net (europe.annapolis.net [206.24.4.6]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id HAA15194 for ; Mon, 22 Sep 1997 07:16:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from AII-TS-03p38.annapolis.net (AII-TS-03p38.annapolis.net [206.24.4.38]) by europe.annapolis.net (NTMail 3.02.13) with ESMTP id sa096790 for ; Mon, 22 Sep 1997 10:15:58 -0400 From: "MC Irani" To: Subject: Guess I have to go now. Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 10:12:20 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0000_01BCC740.0361B2A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1008.3 X-MimeOle: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE Engine V4.71.1008.3 Message-Id: <14155875004630@annapolis.net> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk 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

 TO Free = BSD,

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 break out of my isolation, apparently because FreeBSD wont talk to = the

Sound III336 modem that came with the = machine. =20 I have experience with early versions of UNIX = (dating=20 from the SUN II work-station using 4MEG of ram=20 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.   

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.

Nice system!  Congratulations! 

-Fred Irani  ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01BCC740.0361B2A0--