Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 11:43:54 -0500 (CDT) From: Jeremy Shaffner <jer@jorsm.com> To: Curt Legacy <curtsoft@mailserv.nbnet.nb.ca> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: info... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980622113457.28872F-100000@mercury.jorsm.com> In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.16.19980620065525.1c1f86ac@mailserv.nbnet.nb.ca>
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On Sat, 20 Jun 1998, Curt Legacy wrote: > i need a lil info... > first...how big is freebsg? Minimum (working) installation requirement is ~60M. > second...will i have to reformat my drive You will definately have to resize your existing DOS partition(s) to make room for FreeBSD. FBSD uses it's own partition. A Defrag is necessary before resizing (with FIPS or Partition Magic). If that's too much trouble, then it might be best to start from scratch (install DOS on 1 partition, FBSD on the other.) It's also possible to pick up an old harddrive somewhere for under $50. Look around. Heck..you could probably even buy a 486 for under $50 and rip out the drive. (Or make it a dedicated FBSD machine.) Check out http://www.computer4sale.com/. > third...my family uses win3.1, will i be able to run 3.1 from freebsd? No. However, there is a WINdows Emulator (WINE) that will do what you want. As long as you're dual booting though, why bother? > and can i have it load on startup Don't understand "it". The above answer may negate this question. -===================================================================- Jeremy Shaffner JORSM Internet Senior Technical Support Northwest Indiana's Premium jer@jorsm.com Internet Service Provider support@jorsm.com http://www.jorsm.com -===================================================================- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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