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From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il>
To: Santi Rosswong <imp@loxinfo.co.th>
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Subject: Re: Handbook
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On Wed, 26 Mar 1997, Santi Rosswong wrote:

>         In several announcements I have seen cryptic reference to a "Handbook". 
> Is there any such thing as a "FreeBSD Handbook", and if so where can it be
> purchased? 

Like the rest of FreeBSD, it's free, so it can't be purchased :-) You can 
browse it at

http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/handbook.html

It is also on your FreeBSD machine, if you chose to install it at:
/usr/share/doc/handbook

>         I have a 68 year old brain, and a long learning curve, and although
> I have been a programmer for many years, I am really having a problem
> grasping all the fundamentals of the FreeBSD O/S. I need all the help I can
> get. 
> 
> Santi Rosswong
> 
> 
Nadav