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From: Sean Welch <welchsm@earthlink.net>
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Ah -- yes you can install from "DOS" partitions.  Instructions can be
found in section 2.13.4 of the handbook -- which can be found 
online at freebsd.org from a link right on the homepage.

Good luck!

Sean
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> no internal nic on this laptop, i dont have an external modem either hrm
> can't you install off a windows partition by booting off some floppies
> -Paul