Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 21:36:18 -0700 From: craig burgess <craig-burgess@home.net> To: bc <trouble0100@netzero.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: info Message-ID: <3B0B3E42.88FBEDFB@home.net> References: <OE38vPEkGhAj5p1Fjxe00001d0a@hotmail.com>
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Bill: first, i would point you to http://www.freebsd.org to find out about FreeBSD. It is an Operating System - the software which makes your computer into more than an expensive doorstop. It could be used instead of MS-Windows. A search engine is something else entirely and I suspect from what you've written that your greatest need is for "bandwidth." Consider a drinking straw and a garden hose -- your dial-up connection provides bandwidth like a drinking straw provides water -- not very much. A straw is for sipping. Cablemoden and DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) are consumer technology which provide bandwidth more like a garden hose. They cost in the neighborhood of US$50 per month for the service. If your concern is with the speed of your internet access and you are limited to dial-up speeds, changing operating systems will not make much difference. Fast internet access requires more bandwidth. craig > bc wrote: > > please respond at chilestrouble@yahoo.com. > Does bsd replace window's or serch engines like netscape, explorer? > I'm not great with computers but I'd like something a little faster > than what I'm getting now. I'm using netzero free, but about to sign > up for platinum. I was using AOL , but I find netzero just as fast. I > up'ed my ram to 320 an I notice a difference with net more than I did > AOL they have to much garbage with their browser. please let me know > I'm interested. I was reading the box today in CompUsa. But the clerk > there didn't know what BSD was any more than I do. I just thought it > to be like a different type of Window, or linux platforms. If it is > what makes it better or different And is it compatable with all search > engines. is there any limitations using it on the web! thanks bill To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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