Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 18:57:46 -0800 (PST) From: Joey Garcia <bear@pacificnet.net> To: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Let's compare notes Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.980325184930.140A-100000@mustang> In-Reply-To: <19980325161155.32896@welearn.com.au>
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On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Sue Blake wrote: > > Right after you installed FreeBSD, logged in and sat there at > the prompt, what's the first thing you ever did? :-) > Well, considering that FreeBSD 2.2.2 didn't like my Hitachi 4X cdrom, I had to install it by a dos partition (which really isn't cool). So the first thing I did was find out why my cdrom wasn't supported/detected. Then when I finally gave up I tried getting PPP up and running using the user ppp thing, but I failed at that too. So basically, I just played around with the system to see where things are and stuff like that. Then I got X Windows running. I love X Windows. I feel that a computer just isn't any fun without GUI. > Then what was the first thing you had to sit down and learn about? > > How did you you learn it? What resources (documents, friends, whatever) > did you use? How did you find the resources? > The one place that I turned to was the mailing lists (freebsd-questions) and the FreeBSD Hanbook. I wish I had ordered the book from Walnut Creek, but I didn't. It probably would have helped me alot in configuring ppp and maybe in compiling a new kernel. Although, that's hard to say because it seems that the only way to "test drive" the book is by actually ordering it. I haven't found a book store that has a copy of that book. > Did you enjoy it? How long did it take to learn? > > > -- > > I love playing with new computer toys. I like challenges. I can easily sit down for hours and try to figure something out, but I get frustrated quickly. :( Anyways, It does take along while to learn the Unix system (probably even a lifetime as I've seen quoted in some books). There is alot to learn. I wish I had learned about Unix (and computers) years ago, when I was in High School. At almost 23 I feel kinda old. Considering that there are hackers that are 15 years old cracking the Pentagon. *I have lot's to learn* > Regards, > -*Sue*- > > find / -name "*.conf" |more > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > bear =================================================== Joseph Garcia Downey, CA bear@pacificnet.net "Dont drink and drive, you might spill the beer." =================================================== To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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