From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Feb 3 16:40:53 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA06932 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 16:40:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from phoenix.welearn.com.au (suebla.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.44.81]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA06921 for ; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 16:40:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sue2@phoenix.welearn.com.au) Received: (from sue2@localhost) by phoenix.welearn.com.au (8.8.5/8.8.5) id LAA09150; Wed, 4 Feb 1998 11:40:22 +1100 (EST) Message-ID: <19980204114018.20510@welearn.com.au> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 11:40:18 +1100 From: Sue Blake To: "Jason C. Wells" Cc: emz , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: freebsd References: <34D793A1.D352B08E@flash.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.88e In-Reply-To: ; from Jason C. Wells on Tue, Feb 03, 1998 at 03:39:32PM -0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG X-To-Unsubscribe: mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org "unsubscribe questions" On Tue, Feb 03, 1998 at 03:39:32PM -0800, Jason C. Wells wrote: > On Tue, 3 Feb 1998, emz wrote: > > > Hi > > i have win 95 system and dial up internet . > > i like to down load the freebsd but it is not clear for me what and how > > to download it > > > > thanks , > > Erez . > > Go to this site for clarification. > http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install.html > > All you need is a your computer and a single floppy disk to get > started.~ I bet he assumes it's a 1-2mb zip file he can download and run under windoze. And I bet there's nothing prominent in the web pages, installation instructions, or email replies that would make it clear to a typical home surfer exactly how far from the truth that common assumption is. -- Regards, -*Sue*- sue@welearn.com.au