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Date:      Sun, 8 Oct 2000 12:46:52 +0200
From:      Manuel Enrique Garcia Cuesta <megarcia@intercom.es>
To:        AKellerhouse <AKellerhouse@email.msn.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: newbie stuff 8P
Message-ID:  <20001008124652.A314@ilex.kicelo.org>
In-Reply-To: <000801c030ab$547ea260$775d5c18@midsouth.rr.com>
References:  <000801c030ab$547ea260$775d5c18@midsouth.rr.com>

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=== AKellerhouse escribia
(Sat, Oct 07, 2000 at 05:09:57PM -0500):

>     I am not a computer beginner, but am definately not more
> than novice and am confused by what excactly I use FreeBSD
> for.  From what I gather here it is an operating system (such
> as Windows 9x). Will installing this remove my Windows 98,
> work with it, require me to manually boot into it, act like
> the DOS prompt within Windows, or what?

	You can install it along with other systems in a
single PC, but obviously you will not be able to use both
at a time. As for what FreeBSD can be used for please read
on.

>     Is it strictly for Internet transactions? I dunno.
>     Should I, in my ignorance, not mess with it?

	Ignorance is a good reason not to do things, unless
you are willing to learn. To learn FreeBSD you just need a
couple eyeballs and a brain behind them. I'd advise you to
start reading through what you find in http://www.freebsd.org

>     Everthing I've read says FreeBSD is unbeatable for its
> price/stability/ease of use. I must be missing some very basic
> knowledge because I am lost. 

	There's more to life than Microsoft ?  :)

>     Sorry to bother you with such newbie type questions, but
> if you have the time, please, send me a clue!

	Read the docs.

					Manuel García



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