Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 23:10:44 -0500 From: x <y> To: Chase Paglee <chinalaw@qis.net> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Free BSD Questions Message-ID: <01BD7AD6.87E76200@w3svcs.mfn.org>
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---------- From: Jason C. Wells Sent: Friday, May 08, 1998 2:03 PM To: Chase Paglee Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Free BSD Questions On Fri, 8 May 1998, Chase Paglee wrote: >1. Why do you recommend not using 386sx. Is this just speed problem, >or is it stability problem? We use 386SX-16's here with NO problems. >2. Does FreeBSD support Immation 120MB floppy drive? Floppy drives are not [no longer actually] officially supported, as I recently found out, HOWEVER, there ARE hooks in there if you are willing to play. Be aware however that floppy tapes really suck for reliability (on ANY platform). We are using QIC02 (Wangtek) with good results, and you can get these old puppies for like $10.00 apiece! >3. Is there any way to run FreeBSD from floppy? Yes, but dont bother, it's just not worth the effort... You can (technically) boot NT from a floppy too, but *would* you??? >4. Can I load FreeBSD from memory, and then take out the FreeBSD >floppy and use other floppies? No. >5. Do I have to have XWindows to run Netscape on FreeBSD? Dunno. Dont use browsers on *nix platforms. >6. Which version of Netscape should I run on FreeBSD? Dunno. See above. >7. Do I have to have XWindows to run WordPerfect on FreeBSD? No, and Yes. Depends on which version of WP. We use WP 4.2 for UNIX here with EXCELLENT results! However, it is NOT a WYSIWYG editor, so YMMV. >8, 9, 10... Dunno... Hope it helps, and Jason now has some *new* info! J.A. Terranson sysadmin@mfn.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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