Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 02:15:57 -0500 From: "Troy Settle" <rewt@i-Plus.net> To: Marquisoft@aol.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: where on your ftp site is freebsd? Message-ID: <199703070703.CAA27133@Radford.i-Plus.net> In-Reply-To: <970306193555_-1406191414@emout04.mail.aol.com>
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> with all those directories on your ftp site, its hard to tell where the > installation files are! please help!!! can ya give me a directory name i can > get the installation files from? whats the difference between freebsd and > linux? are they both 64 bit operating systems? do they support DOS, Windows > 3.1, or Win95? Perhaps I shouldn't answer this, but I think I will anyways. on ftp.freebsd.org, look in /pub/FreeBSD for extensive help on installing FreeBSD, check out http://www.freebsd.org -- It's got more information than you need for a beginner. Both FreeBSD and Linux are 32 bit operating systems, they both run on the i386 platform (80396, 80486, pentium, pentiumpro). Linux runs on several other platforms as well. The biggest difference in the two, is probably religious. If you want to know more, read through several usenet archives. Two groups to look at are: comp.os.linux.misc comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc (correct me here, I ain't used the full name for a while :) Dos is a completely different operating system all together, it is 16bit at best, and is needed for either win3.x or win95. There is however, a couple emulators out there. While they don't support all dos/windows software, they are getting better all the time. Have fun with it all, I know I have :) -- Troy Settle <st@i-Plus.net> Network Administrator, iPlus Internet Services http://www.i-Plus.net ( Stuff I said does not reflect the company I work ) ( for unless I'm speaking on behalf of said company )
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