From owner-freebsd-newbies Mon Dec 7 18:27:18 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id SAA23196 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 18:27:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from proxyb2-atm.maine.rr.com (proxyb2-atm.maine.rr.com [204.210.64.11]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id SAA23191 for ; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 18:27:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from smohr1@maine.rr.com) Received: from maine.rr.com (dt074n1a.maine.rr.com [24.93.136.26]) by proxyb2-atm.maine.rr.com (8.8.7/8.8.8) with ESMTP id UAA17846 for ; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 20:32:42 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <366B3CEE.BCB85D65@maine.rr.com> Date: Sun, 06 Dec 1998 21:26:55 -0500 From: Arashi X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Questions: FreeBSD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Recently, I heard of this OS from a friend. He raved about it. I decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, I know close to zero about UNIX (the basic commands, how it works, etc - I know none of this!). However, I am trying to learn. So my question is this: which UNIX is FreeBSD compatible with? I am trying to download Netscape for UNIX and have no idea which version to download. And another problem is getting my cable modem working......... I subscribe to a cable Internet service from Time Warner Cable of Maine. I have called them up and they said that they ight be able to dig up a UNIX client for me, but is this all I need? Can I just run the script or binary executable or do I need to configure anything else? Keep in mind, I a a DOS/Win95 person so I may use terminology that is exclusive to DOS-based systems, so forgive me if I a not using the correct terms. I also understand that UNIX is not for those without motivation to learn a new operating system. Believe me, after the horrors of Win95, I am able and willing......... BTW, as a closing note, is it possible to use my HP CD-writer Plus 8100i under BSD to burn CDs? I would like to learn how to do this...... And to ask a real question of the stereotypical newbie: what is the command to change drives? and how do I get the OS to display the path before the command prompt? It is kind of confusing not being able to tell what directory you are in after you cd 5X-6X........ Can I read DOS-formatted media easily with the above command? I have bought your software from Walnut Creek CDROM so I need answers to these questions. But there is no hurry........ they are back ordered about 2 weeks so I will not be receiving my CDs for a while - probably not until after Christmas. Thank you for your time. For now, I will live with the atrocities of Windows 95 (or until I can get FreeBSD installed with ALL ports and XWindows, man pages, etc. As of now, I just have the OS binaries. No XWindows, no nothing except the CLI. And keep in mind that I know an extremely minimal amount about UNIX so it is fairly hard for me to learn. However, I have a book which seems promising and maybe by the middle of next year I may have half the commands down :-). cya To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message