Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 23:19:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Scot Bohnenstiehl <bohnenstiehl@earthlink.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Windows 95 Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.961008231544.232D-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <325AFAD2.6AF6@earthlink.net>
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On Tue, 8 Oct 1996, Scot Bohnenstiehl wrote: > I have DOS 6.0 and Windows 95 operating systems. I use the Internet a > lot and am interested in getting FreeBSD for my Internet use. I was > wondering what advantages does FreeBSD have over Windows 95 for the > Internet and just general use? Earthlink Network is my ISP and I use > Netscape Navigator 2.0 as my browser. I already have e-mail, > newsgroups, WWW, ftp, gopher, etc. Also, if I get FreeBSD will I be > able to still use Windows 95 and DOS? I was thinking about getting > FreeBSD from Walnut Creek because it seems they sell quality software. If you wanted to learn UNIX from the inside out, setting up a FreeBSD box would be the way to do it. If you have no intention of learning UNIX, then stick to your Win95 box. You can get Netscape and a bunch of other software for FreeBSD, so crossing over net apps isn't that bad. It gets bad when you try to find a good word processor like Word; you can't get them (for cheap anyway). > P.S. I have heard of another Unix-based operating system called Linux. > Could you tell me about this OS and compare/contrast it to FreeBSD? Linux is another such free UNIX-style OS. FreeBSD prides itself on rock-hard stability, something that is hard to find in any Linux version. However, Linux tends to be the first to get drivers for new toys, like the QuickCam -- until someone ports them over to FreeBSD. Luckily, we have a nice central repository for all ports with one-command-installation of many helpful programs. Try that on Linux. :) The FreeBSD vs Linux question is pretty religious -- use what you like. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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