From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Feb 14 16:01:17 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA28219 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sun, 14 Feb 1999 16:01:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from smtp1.vnet.net (smtp1.vnet.net [166.82.1.31]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA28210 for ; Sun, 14 Feb 1999 16:01:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rivers@dignus.com) Received: from dignus.com (ponds.vnet.net [166.82.177.48]) by smtp1.vnet.net (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id TAA06680; Sun, 14 Feb 1999 19:00:55 -0500 (EST) Received: from lakes.dignus.com (lakes.dignus.com [10.0.0.3]) by dignus.com (8.9.1/8.8.5) with ESMTP id SAA05825; Sun, 14 Feb 1999 18:59:57 -0500 (EST) Received: (from rivers@localhost) by lakes.dignus.com (8.9.1/8.6.9) id SAA14782; Sun, 14 Feb 1999 18:59:57 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 18:59:57 -0500 (EST) From: Thomas David Rivers Message-Id: <199902142359.SAA14782@lakes.dignus.com> To: chau00@gel.ulaval.ca, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How if I don't like it? Cc: chau@e-c.qc.ca In-Reply-To: <36C74429.11743538@gel.ulaval.ca> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > Hi! > > I'm looking for an operating system like Unix. My internet provider > told me that he is unsing FreeBSD for his server system and it's a great > operating system as well. > > As I used to work in a Dos environment (or Windows), I'm afraid to > loose all control on my computer. I mean I know what to do if something > goes wrong with the Dos or with Windows, but I'm not sure if I'll be > able to do so with Unix. I'm studying Computer Engeneering and we > mostly work in a Unix environment and as time passes, I like it. > > There it is, I was wondering if the install will create a prompt > asking me if I want to boot with Win98 or FreeBSD (if so, I gonna > install it rigth now!)? Or will it simply be installed over Win98? You should visit http://www.freebsd.org where you can find answers to all of your questions (and more). Basically, the answers are: FreeBSD *is* UNIX - it is not a "Unix like" operating system. It is based on a distribution of UNIX that is derived from efforts at Berkely. Yes, you can set things up to boot either Windows or FreeBSD. You can consult the web pages at http://www.freebsd.org for the details. Look for references to "booteasy" > > > > Sam > > P.-S.: I heard about an Windows likely emulation... Is that true and > could FreeBSD do so? Yes - there is an on-going Windows emulation project called Wine. It is still *alpha* quality. Depending on the Windows, program you want to run it might work, or it might not. There is a newsgroup where most Wine things are discussed. I believe you can pointers to more information regarding Wine on the FreeBSD web pages, http://www.freebsd.org - Dave Rivers - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message