Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 21:56:59 +0100 From: John Murphy <john253@crosswinds.net> To: DALE HALSTEAD <cdh47@yahoo.com> Cc: newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Message-ID: <7nhcts064e58a9pk4ejshnvlrntv3vqlpo@4ax.com> In-Reply-To: <20000930150821.27376.qmail@web1605.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20000930150821.27376.qmail@web1605.mail.yahoo.com>
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DALE HALSTEAD <cdh47@yahoo.com> wrote: > >Help, what flavor should I start with? I have a pc with win 95, 133mh, >and 1.2 G hardrive. I have several versions of linux and unix (I am = taking >a class now in unix) but it sounds like I may want to start with FreeBSD= or >something. Just want to get of MSW! =20 > As you're taking a class in unix and you have two computers, I'd = recommend a minimal install of FreeBSD-4.1 on your spare pc. =46irst you could get the two connected and backup anything you need from= the slower machine onto the faster one. Else, if you have a spare HD you = could configure the 133Mhz one to dual boot either the win95 disk, or FreeBSD. You could use the remaining space left by a minimal install, to install = sources for inspection, but 1.2Gbyte may not be large enough to make world. =46reeBSD-questions would be pleased to answer any homework questions you= have ;) Not Really. but they prefer lines wrapped ~75 cols ;) Yes Really. Good luck John. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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