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From: "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net>
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Subject: Re: UNIX System
To: fqueries@jraynard.demon.co.uk (James Raynard)
Date: Wed, 8 May 1996 19:45:53 -0500 (EST)
Cc: mcvickhd@audlan.state.in.us, questions@freebsd.org
In-Reply-To: <199605090002.AAA05840@jraynard.demon.co.uk> from "James Raynard" at May 9, 96 00:02:20 am
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> 
> >>>>> "Hugh D. McVicker" <mcvickhd@audlan.state.in.us> writes:
> > 
> > Is Freebsd a UNIX operating system for PCs?
> 
> Very much so.
> 
> All you need is a 386SX (or better) with a minimum of 4MB RAM and at
	Warning, you need 5MB to install it though!!!   ^^^^
> least 60MB of disk space to get a very complete version of Unix. As
> it's BSD-based, it's very standard and an excellent platform for
> things like learning about TCP/IP, how to program under Unix, setting
> up a network, running an Internet server or learning about
> administering a Unix system.
> 
> Walnut Creek's FTP site, which is one of the busiest in the world,
> runs on a Pentium with FreeBSD.
> 
> Have a look at http://www.freebsd.org/ for more info.

John