Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 23:28:42 -0400 From: Mehmet Erol Sanliturk <m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com> To: petersontr@aol.com Cc: FreeBSD Questions Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Glen Peterson from Wisconsin. Some questions Message-ID: <CAOgwaMsxSMpjkgg74%2BB8593FALgjw_gu-=hc7RcVVjm0DbA8iw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <8D05BB0B1E35F93-A6C-CAD9@webmail-d137.sysops.aol.com> References: <8D05BAF9AC564D3-A6C-CA64@webmail-d137.sysops.aol.com> <8D05BB04C1E3633-A6C-CAB7@webmail-d137.sysops.aol.com> <8D05BB0B1E35F93-A6C-CAD9@webmail-d137.sysops.aol.com>
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On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 10:56 PM, <petersontr@aol.com> wrote: > Dear Sir: > > > I have been thinking about installing your FreeBSD onto some of my extra > PC's that I have laying around, just to see what that Unix OS can do on my > PC. I have a few questions, though, before I order your Install Disk to do > that. I spoke to your receptionist there on 30 July, and she suggested that > I write to you with my detailed questions before I went ahead an purchased > your well-recommended OS: > > > 1. I have a Dell Dimension 3000 PC with a 32-bit Intel processor in it. It > has 2G's of RAM, and a 250GB hard drive under Windows OS, currently. I use > A.T.&T. as my ISP and I have a DSL line supplied by A.T.& T. May I install > your OS onto an external 80 GB Seagate Barracuda ATA IV Model ST380021A > hard drive, and boot off of that into BSD and have it run on that Dell > computer? The BIOS Chip seems to support external drives and USB sticks, > since I have successfully used the later to boot this PC into Debian Linux. > > 2. Do you have a version of your free BSD program with a graphical user > interface (like that seen on Mac's and Windows boxes) that will run on that > same Dell Dimension 300, mentioned above? > > 3. How much does the install CD cost me, including shipping to the > Milwaukee area, for the Free BSD OS that will run on said computer? > > 4. I have another PC at work that has a 32-bit AMD chip in it with 1GB RAM > and 250 GB under Vista OS, currently. Do you likewise have a version of > your latest Free BSD that will run on THIS machine in a graphical > environment like that mentioned for the Dell computer above from the same > external 80 GB Seagate hard drive? > > 5. Does the OS come with an application, like I have observed with some > Linux distros, that enables me to get updates as they become available? > > Does your FreeBSD come with its own browser? If not, may I still connect > to the web by some means to obtain a BSD-compatible browser (e.g., Firefox) > that will run on this OS on either of the two computers above? > > Sincerely, > > Glen A. Peterson > Cedarburg, Wisconsin > (262) 780-1856 (W, C.D.T.)but OK to call there) > PetersonTR@aol.com > > > > > > You may find very good and detailed answers in the FreeBSD Handbook : http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ and the following page may be utilized as a guide : http://www.freebsd.org/docs.html ( FreeBSD Documentation ) Thank you very much . Mehmet Erol Sanliturk
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