From owner-freebsd-doc Sat Sep 6 17:26:49 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id RAA12309 for doc-outgoing; Sat, 6 Sep 1997 17:26:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nico.telstra.net (nico.telstra.net [139.130.204.16]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id RAA12304 for ; Sat, 6 Sep 1997 17:26:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (gregl1.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.136.133]) by nico.telstra.net (8.6.10/8.6.10) with ESMTP id KAA11513; Sun, 7 Sep 1997 10:25:35 +1000 Received: (grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.8.7/8.6.12) id JAA05066; Sun, 7 Sep 1997 09:55:33 +0930 (CST) Message-ID: <19970907095531.44833@lemis.com> Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 09:55:31 +0930 From: Greg Lehey To: Brion Moss Cc: glenn@nerdsnetwork.com, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re:MANUAL References: <3411D962.2B68@nerdsnetwork.com> <199709070005.RAA26110@coven.queeg.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.81e In-Reply-To: <199709070005.RAA26110@coven.queeg.com>; from Brion Moss on Sat, Sep 06, 1997 at 05:05:00PM -0700 Organisation: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8250 Fax: +61-8-8388-8250 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Fight-Spam-Now: http://www.cauce.org Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sat, Sep 06, 1997 at 05:05:00PM -0700, Brion Moss wrote: > The printed manual and CD-ROM can be ordered from Walnut Creek CDROM, > http://www.cdrom.com/. > > As I recall, the printed manual is pretty much the online manual, > cleaned up a bit for print. No, this is not correct. The "manual" is the book "The Complete FreeBSD", and it doesn't have much to do with the online manual. To the best of my knowledge, the online manual is not available in print, though you can print it out if you want. > Nerds Network writes: >> I would like the paperback manual and the cd rom. Where can I order >> this from? >> >> I already downloaded the installation, but find there are some things Im >> not clear on. I DO need a manual. Is the online manual as good as it >> gets, or is there a manual I can buy in the bookstore? >> >> If so, where and how much?