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Date:      Fri, 15 Jun 2001 19:38:55 +0200 (CEST)
From:      "Peter Ulrich (Uli) Kruppa" <root@pukruppa.de>
To:        <Boomerkitten@aol.com>
Cc:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: loading freebsd-unix
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.33.0106151935420.3600-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <fd.7cd3497.285b7e78@aol.com>

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On Fri, 15 Jun 2001 Boomerkitten@aol.com wrote:

> Dear FreeBSD,
>        I am interested in loading UNIX onto my computer but I know almost
> nothing about operating systems.  I am currently running Windows98.  If I
> download FreeBSD/UNIX, will I overwrite and destroy my existing operating
> system?
>        In a networking class that I am taking, the machine has both the
> Microsoft 98 operating system and UNIX.  If you hit f1, Windows loads, if you
> hit f2, UNIX loads.  Will I end up with something like that.
Yes.

>        I'm very much interested in experimenting with UNIX, but not at the
> cost of trashing my existing system.
Backup all your important files and risk trashing your system.
You will not learn anything otherwise.
And _do_ have a look at www.freebsd.org/handbook .

Uli.


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