Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 11:40:18 +1100 From: Sue Blake <sue2@welearn.com.au> To: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu> Cc: emz <emz@flash.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: freebsd Message-ID: <19980204114018.20510@welearn.com.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980203153741.759A-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu>; from Jason C. Wells on Tue, Feb 03, 1998 at 03:39:32PM -0800 References: <34D793A1.D352B08E@flash.net> <Pine.BSF.3.96.980203153741.759A-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu>
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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
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