Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 01:50:39 +1000 From: "george" <george@bri.net.au> To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Question Message-ID: <000501bd9ad1$145b1dc0$c3b010cb@pro-95>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01BD9B24.A919A500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear sir/Mdm=20 I do hope that you are willing to supply information = to public enquiries. My problem is that I wish to get away from Windows95 and NT40 (which I = can unfortunately & unwillingly, lock-up or crash with the greatest of = ease.) to one system that will run my 2 machines, networked, and their = associated hardware & software without the bloat, excess memory demands = and never ending error messages.. =20 I have a : Fujitsu ergo-pro-e 200mhz. pent pro...64meg. No name brand Cyrix 166 clone ...32meg =20 = and the peripherals are: = network cards for = both (easily replaceable) = HP photosmart = scanner. (negs and pos.) = Omnipad 1812 = Mustek MFC600S = Flatbed scanner (both are Twain compliant, altho' both have =20 = different scsi cards) = = Epson color stylus = esc 2 printer = Cannon BJ4550 printer = HP cd writer plus =20 = Diamond data CD 24x = unknown CD in Fujitsu =20 The main software that I use is Photoshop 4.01, K.P.Tools 3. Bryce3D & = Ulead Photoimpact, Cool 3D, etc.(graphic artist). I have battled with Windows for years and am utterly sick of the total = unreliability of it and now after upgrading to NT40, and almost losing = my business ( and bank balance) in the process, I find that I am in the = situation of having to run dual systems with 95 to handle half of my = hardware and software needs and NT to do the heavy processing, at a = snails pace.( I handle largish graphics files.). =20 I no longer wish to continue supporting MS financially or emotionally = and want shot of the whole Bill Gates fantasy and am looking for a = realistic, stable, operating system. I have perused your website and do not understand a great deal of it, = having been accustomed to MS talk and terminology, but it was = recommended to me by someone with more computer accumen than I and I am = hoping that BSD may be the answer to my problems. If you're only into megabucks then I won't bother you any longer, as my = business is still very small and Bill now has most of my money, but, if = you are willing to encourage the smaller market to grow and spread BSD = technology a liitle more into the rural Australian public marketplace, = then please reply. =20 Thanking you in advance ............George Harris...EyeLand = Graphix.....P.O.Box 324...Maclean..N.S.W. 2463...Australia. george@bri.net.au ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01BD9B24.A919A500 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.2106.6"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT color=3D#000000>Dear sir/Mdm=20 </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT=20 color=3D#000000> &nb= sp; =20 I do hope that you are willing to supply information to public=20 enquiries.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT color=3D#000000>My problem is = that I wish to=20 get away from Windows95 and NT40 (which I can unfortunately & = unwillingly,=20 lock-up or crash with the greatest of ease.) to <U><FONT color=3D#000000 = face=3DArial size=3D2>one </FONT></U>system that will run my 2 machines, = networked,=20 and their associated hardware & software without the bloat, excess = memory=20 demands and never ending error messages..</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT = color=3D#000000></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT color=3D#000000>I have a=20 : Fujitsu ergo-pro-e 200mhz. = pent=20 pro...64meg.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT=20 color=3D#000000> &nb= sp; =20 No name brand Cyrix 166 clone =20 ...32meg</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT=20 color=3D#000000> &nb= sp; &nbs= p; =20 </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT=20 color=3D#000000> &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; =20 and the peripherals are:</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT=20 color=3D#000000></FONT> &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; =20 network cards for both (easily replaceable)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2> &nbs= p;  = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; = &= nbsp; =20 HP photosmart scanner. (negs and pos.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2> &nbs= p;  = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; = &= nbsp; =20 Omnipad 1812</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT=20 color=3D#000000> &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; = =20 Mustek MFC600S Flatbed scanner (both are Twain compliant, = altho'=20 both have </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT=20 color=3D#000000> &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; = =20 different scsi cards) </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT=20 color=3D#000000> &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; = =20 Epson color stylus esc 2 printer</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT=20 color=3D#000000> &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; = =20 Cannon BJ4550 printer</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT=20 color=3D#000000> &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; = =20 HP cd writer plus </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT=20 color=3D#000000> &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; = =20 Diamond data CD 24x</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT=20 color=3D#000000></FONT> &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; =20 unknown CD in Fujitsu</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT = color=3D#000000></FONT></FONT><FONT=20 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>The main software that I use is Photoshop 4.01, = K.P.Tools 3.=20 Bryce3D & Ulead Photoimpact, Cool 3D, etc.(graphic = artist).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I have battled with Windows for years and am utterly = sick of=20 the total unreliability of it and now after upgrading to NT40, and = almost losing=20 my business ( and bank balance) in the process, I find that I am in the=20 situation of having to run dual systems with 95 to handle half of my = hardware=20 and software needs and NT to do the heavy processing, at a snails pace.( = I=20 handle largish graphics files.). = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I no longer wish to continue supporting MS = financially or=20 emotionally and want shot of the whole Bill Gates fantasy and am looking = for a=20 realistic, stable, operating system.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I have perused your website and do not understand a = great deal=20 of it, having been accustomed to MS talk and terminology, but it was = recommended=20 to me by someone with more computer accumen than I and I am hoping = that=20 BSD may be the answer to my problems.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>If you're only into megabucks then I won't bother = you any=20 longer, as my business is still very small and Bill now has most of my = money,=20 but, if you are willing to encourage the smaller market to grow and = spread BSD=20 technology a liitle more into the rural Australian public marketplace, = then=20 please reply.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2> &nbs= p;  = ; = &= nbsp; =20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT><FONT size=3D2>Thanking you = in advance=20 ............George Harris...EyeLand Graphix.....P.O.Box = 324...Maclean..N.S.W.=20 2463...Australia.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"mailto:george@bri.net.au">george@bri.net.au</A></FONT></DIV></DIV= ></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01BD9B24.A919A500-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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