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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 22:12:14 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com>
To: hui <huiman@earthlink.net>
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Subject: Re: Need some info...
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On Mon, 20 Oct 1997, hui wrote:

> I am a new to freeBSD or UNIX completely, but am very enthusiastic about
> learning. But I am having some problems, I have read all of your install
> procedures and I am still having a hard time. This is my dalima, I am trying
> to download freeBSD from the ftp site , and install it over FTP. But I can't
> seem to find the files or file I need to download. Would you please help me
> out and give me the info like I am 3 years old.. I am very computer
> literate, so don't give me the cold shoulder I would like to learn, what I
> am doing wrong..
Much as a hate to give the impression of a cold shoulder, I'm going to
have to say RTFM on this.
The reference you want is:
http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install.html
And scroll down to item 3. and 4.
3. references the bootup floppy image file, and 4. is the program to write
this file to a floppy.

> 
> Thanks Aaron Owens
> Info@LiveShot.com
> 

Good luck, and welcome to the club!

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