From owner-freebsd-newbies Fri Feb 15 3:12:18 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from smtp03.wxs.nl (smtp03.wxs.nl [195.121.6.37]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AAA0C37B41B for ; Fri, 15 Feb 2002 03:11:59 -0800 (PST) Received: from cb03 ([195.121.208.93]) by smtp03.wxs.nl (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with SMTP id GRKN3X02.NGQ for ; Fri, 15 Feb 2002 12:11:57 +0100 Message-ID: <005e01c1b611$f1126b60$0300a8c0@cb03> From: "Nora Schram (Planet)" To: Subject: Re: First impressions of freebsd 4.5 Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 12:14:26 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005B_01C1B61A.4F6664C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005B_01C1B61A.4F6664C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello all, This is my first posting in this group. I appreciate Tim's "ranting" as = there was so much valuable information in the reactions! I want to tell = (only once) how grateful I am for all the help offered in this group. Some weeks ago I put FreeBSD on an old PC and I was impressed with the = ease of installation. A typical Windows installation took more time. To = be honest, I just installed the base system and Samba, because we need = that in our business to get rid of our old Novell server. Now I'm = happily Samba-ing and Telnetting and I love it. Now my questions: 1. I have a lot of experience with DOS C application development (Raima = Data Manager and C-Scape windowing library). After experimenting with = Delphi and VBasic I definitely decided I do NOT want to program for = Windows. So, if anybody can just put me on the right track to a good = database system and a development system it would help me very much. 2. My test server just has 1Mb of disk and 32 Mb memory and P233, I = suppose this is not enough to set up X-windows comfortably. Any = suggestions? Upgrade the server, get another machine? nora.schram@planet.nl ------=_NextPart_000_005B_01C1B61A.4F6664C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello all,
 
This is my first posting in this group. = I=20 appreciate Tim's "ranting" as there was so much valuable information in = the=20 reactions! I want to tell (only once) how grateful I am for all the help = offered=20 in this group.
 
Some weeks ago I put FreeBSD on an old = PC and I was=20 impressed with the ease of installation. A typical Windows installation = took=20 more time. To be honest, I just installed the base system and Samba, = because we=20 need that in our business to get rid of our old Novell server. Now I'm = happily=20 Samba-ing and Telnetting and I love it.
 
Now my questions:
1. I have a lot of experience with DOS = C=20 application development (Raima Data Manager and C-Scape windowing = library).=20 After experimenting with Delphi and VBasic I definitely decided I do NOT = want to=20 program for Windows. So, if anybody can just put me on the right track = to a good=20 database system and a development system it would help me very=20 much.
 
2. My test server just has 1Mb of = disk and 32=20 Mb memory and P233, I suppose this is not enough to set up X-windows=20 comfortably. Any suggestions? Upgrade the server, get another=20 machine?
 
nora.schram@planet.nl
 
 
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