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Subject: Re: help me!
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On Sat, 31 May 1997, Stuart Landreth wrote:

> Hello, my name is Stuart Landreth and I'm 15 years old.
> 
> I am interested in getting a copy of the FreeBSD operating system. I have
> looked around your website and ftp site but I am not too sure what exactly
> I need to download.
> 
I found the handiest things to have on hand are:

	ABOUT.TXT
	HARDWARE.TXT
	INSTALL.TXT
	README.TXT
	RELNOTES.TXT
						:firstly. They reside
at the top of every 2.x.x-RELEASE directory.

> I have already downloaded the boot image and created a floppy but I am
> unable to connect to the internet with the install program.
>
> I was considering ordering a CD-ROM but I can only afford it if the cost is
> less than £15.
> 
> Otherwise, I'd like to know what files I need for: the basic OS, x-windows,
> and a few games, sound and art programs. If I cannot obtain a suitable
> CD-ROM, I'd like to download the files I need from an FTP site.

My suggestion if you want to install FTP and you are shooting for
2.2.x-RELEASE is do the floppy installation as described in
INSTALL.TXT so as you have a backup and if things fail<plagerize>you
can start again from scratch</plagerize>. All you need for that is the
files from /bin which at 2.2.1 added up to 15 1.44MB "You Formatted"
floppies (its covered in the docs) From there you can set up `ppp'
and download the rest of your install from /stand/sysinstall easily.

IMHO :) 
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