From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Feb 3 23:07:11 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id XAA01084 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 23:07:11 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from smtp02.primenet.com (smtp02.primenet.com [206.165.6.132]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id XAA01077; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 23:07:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tlambert@usr08.primenet.com) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by smtp02.primenet.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) id AAA10486; Wed, 4 Feb 1998 00:07:04 -0700 (MST) Received: from usr08.primenet.com(206.165.6.208) via SMTP by smtp02.primenet.com, id smtpd010436; Wed Feb 4 00:06:56 1998 Received: (from tlambert@localhost) by usr08.primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id AAA04284; Wed, 4 Feb 1998 00:06:47 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert Message-Id: <199802040706.AAA04284@usr08.primenet.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD updated Installation / Adminsitration Kit To: joelh@gnu.org Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 07:06:47 +0000 (GMT) Cc: chris@bb.cc.wa.us, karpen@ocean.campus.luth.se, AdamT@smginc.com, mike@smith.net.au, kpielorz@tdx.co.uk, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, config@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <199802032328.RAA01448@detlev.UUCP> from "Joel Ray Holveck" at Feb 3, 98 05:28:34 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG X-To-Unsubscribe: mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org "unsubscribe hackers" > > I liked everything up until the reboot. :-( Win95 reboots so many > > times, that it takes hours of time trying to install. I really like > > the idea of having an "automated" feature. (wish win95 had one) > > where you could enter in all the information in a few basic screens > > and then just leave it. > > They do. It's not very well designed or documented, though... it's > designed for OEM's installing Win95 at the factory. To a apriori known hardware configuration from a small set of possible hardware configuration, of course. A general install must be must more flexible. Consider that Microsoft, even after support overhead, is making money on sales of Windows 95 upgrades. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.