From owner-freebsd-newbies Wed Mar 18 23:09:06 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id XAA04249 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Wed, 18 Mar 1998 23:09:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mail.bc.rogers.wave.ca (mail.bc.rogers.wave.ca [24.113.32.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id XAA04207 for ; Wed, 18 Mar 1998 23:08:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from wwolf@rogers.wave.ca) Received: from altair.ns.bc.rogers.wave.ca ([24.113.53.151]) by mail.bc.rogers.wave.ca with SMTP id <336679-22668>; Thu, 19 Mar 1998 02:08:46 -0500 Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 23:08:13 -0800 (PST) From: Richard Broza X-Sender: wwolf@altair.ns.bc.rogers.wave.ca To: Chuck cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Hi In-Reply-To: <003e01bd52fe$78dd9400$5b7466a6@twd.net.twd> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Thu, 19 Mar 1998, Chuck wrote > > I mean REAL new, as in brand new, still in the box and shrink wrap new. > Actually, I've grown tired of using the "Worlds Most Complex Computer Virus" > for > an OS, otherwise known as Win95, and decided to take the FreeBSD path about > a week ago. So far I've managed to download the minimum files to do the > install from > DOS, make the boot disk, and gather what reference material I've been able > to dig up > on the net. I'd like to buy a reference manual before I TRY my first > install, but haven't > found anything to get excited about yet. Any suggestions anyone?? > > Regards, > > Chuck > Welcome to the world of FreeBSD, I'm also a new person to the world of Unix, so far 2 months, have also used microsquishy 95 aka Windoze95 for several years. decided to to make the jump to a UNIX OS, first RedHat Linux v5.0 (Hurricane) then to Slackware Linux 3.4 and finally to FreeBSD 2.2.5 there is alot you can do with FreeBSD.. for one developing programs, running ircd (Internet Relay Chat Daemon) put up a web server, Mud Server ftp site the list can go on and on.. most of the software available is released under GNU so it free, as long as you installed the developer packages. also currently serveral game company have made thier source code available to UNIX users. ( ie doom, quake, rumor tho descent ) the world is now open and the fences are down.. have fun Richard Broza aka WhiteWolf SorceryNet IRC IRCop of kechara.sorcery.net port #9000 whitewolf@sorcery.net / wwolf@rogers.wave.ca To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message