Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1998 17:05:47 -0400 (EDT) From: CyberPeasant <djv@bedford.net> To: Solomon_Virgo@brookscanada.com (Solomon Virgo) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Unix Message-ID: <199807062105.RAA13457@lucy.bedford.net> In-Reply-To: <D3A9C2035F03D211BB6A00A0249C4DD50E7E5E@cliff.BROOKSCANADA.COM> from Solomon Virgo at "Jul 6, 98 09:02:51 am"
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Solomon Virgo wrote: > How and where can I obtain a free copy of the UNIX freeware for windows PC? > > I am a student and would like to practice writing some UNIX script > Unix is a separate large-scale operating system unrelated to Windoze; it is not a Windoze application. If you would simply like to write shell scripts, I think that the bash shell, available from ftp at prep.ai.mit.edu, might be compilable under some M$ OS's. Bash is a version of the Bourne shell, one of three popular shells used under Unix. If you have a few hundred free megabytes in a harddisk partition, then a dual-booting installation of FreeBSD is possible; your best option is to purchase the 4-CDROM set from walnut creek. (www.cdrom.com). Browse thoroughly www.freebsd.org for more information. Dave -- Sancho Panza: `Microsoft Windows NT Server is the most secure network operating system available.' Don Quixote: `You are mistaken, Sancho.' To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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