Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 13:02:38 -0500 From: Don Tyson <tyson@stanfordalumni.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: tomellis@freeuk.com Message-ID: <200103311802.KAA28359@scaup.prod.itd.earthlink.net>
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sorry for duplicate -- corrects address garble for the list ------- Forwarded Message To: "Tom Ellis" <tomellis@freeuk.com> cc: freebsd-questions@freedbsd.org From: Don Tyson <tyson@stanfordalumni.org> Subject: Re: What size download? In-reply-to: <LOBBKEGMFAMCMMFLMEGAEEPPCAAA.tomellis@freeuk.com> References: <LOBBKEGMFAMCMMFLMEGAEEPPCAAA.tomellis@freeuk.com> Comments: In-reply-to "Tom Ellis" <tomellis@freeuk.com> message dated "Sat, 31 Mar 2001 17:53:31 +0100." Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 12:28:11 -0500 [snipped] > After a few hours using my 56kbps modem, I had downloaded over 90Mb and I > had to give up! What is the actual size of the download and how long will it > take on a 56kbps modem (which manages to connect FTP at about 5kps)? Does > the 60Mb or more reference at The OS Files mean that's a minimum > installation requirement, whereas the actual download is far more? I [snipped] The last time I installed via download over a 56k modem it took me about 4 hours for 4.0-RELEASE. That download included the X-Window system but *not* stuff like GNOME or KDE. Don Tyson ------- End of Forwarded Message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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