From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 19 08:00:43 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C02AD16A47C for ; Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:00:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from mailout.zetnet.co.uk (mailout.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.47.231]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 490DA43D49 for ; Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:00:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from irwell.zetnet.co.uk ([194.247.47.48] helo=zetnet.co.uk) by mailout.zetnet.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1GPaX5-0008G5-A6 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 19 Sep 2006 09:00:43 +0100 Received: from esperance.zetnet.co.uk (54-144.adsl.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.54.144]) by zetnet.co.uk (8.13.6/8.13.6/Debian-1) with SMTP id k8J80ekh016357 for ; Tue, 19 Sep 2006 09:00:41 +0100 Received: (qmail 15257 invoked by uid 1001); 19 Sep 2006 08:00:35 -0000 From: "Frank Shute" Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 09:00:35 +0100 To: "P.U.Kruppa" Message-ID: <20060919080035.GA15215@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> References: <20060919053500.X52164@pukruppa.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060919053500.X52164@pukruppa.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE-p3 i386 X-Organisation: 'Esperance Linux' X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (zetnet.co.uk [194.247.46.1]); Tue, 19 Sep 2006 09:00:41 +0100 (BST) Cc: Edward and Nancy Powers , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New to FreeBSD/UNIX X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Frank Shute List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:00:43 -0000 On Tue, Sep 19, 2006 at 05:41:08AM +0200, P.U.Kruppa wrote: > > On Mon, 18 Sep 2006, Edward and Nancy Powers wrote: > > > > > I am new to UNIX, and want to download a basic UNIX system, just to > > run commands and become familiar with the system. I wish to use this > > system as a companion piece to a UNIX tutorial which I have on DVD. I > > do not want to replace Windows at this time. > > > > My PC has: Pentium III Processor at 1GHz, 128MB RAM at 133 MHz, > > Windows ME operating system. > > > > What course of action do you recommend that I take? > > > > Thanks. > Another idea: > First try a live CD (Freesbie), as recommended above, to > get used to everything (won't do any harm). > Then get a second hard drive and install freebsd on this > (should be cheaper than buying Partition Magic). > You can "dual boot" both systems then and leave your XP > installation as is. > What are the memory requirements of Freesbie? Wouldn't 128MB be a bit tight? -- Frank echo "f r a n k @ e s p e r a n c e - l i n u x . c o . u k" | sed 's/ //g' --->PGP keyID: 0x10BD6F4B<---