Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 23:09:59 -0700 From: "Michael Ellis" <ellis.michael@mindspring.com> To: <FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: FreeBSD and other questions. Message-ID: <001a01c0e73c$d43d1200$0400a8c0@na>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C0E702.26E274E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Newbie to Unix; interested in BSD Unix vs. Solaris, et al, looking for = suggestions and feedback on the following? I am starting to support storage equipment attached to various Unix = systems (i.e. Solaris, IRIX, HP-UA and AIX) and want/need to learn the = Unix operating system(s) using Intel/AMD systems. Any suggestions? = FreeBSD vs. Linux vs. Solaris? Value for the time and cost investment, = is as almost always, the most important consideration. =20 I currently use Windows98SE/2000pro/3.11 with MS Office the most. I am = not a MS operating system cheer leader. As a matter of fact I used = DRDOS, GeoWorks and Borland applications until being force to MS Office = for compatibility at work. With StarOffice's fair compatibility to MS = Office outside Visio and possibly Access 2000 I am no longer locked to = running MS on all systems. =20 If I purchased (BSDi) BSD Power Pack 4.2, is it easy to upgrade to = release 4.3? =20 =20 Am I better off downloading version 4.3 from FreeBSD.org without the = application cd's? Is there a simply way to upgrade the v4.2 release to v4.3 using the 4.3 = downloadable cd image? Is it likely all the applications included with 4.2 compatible with 4.3? One more thing: any recommended books or publications for a newbie to = Unix? =20 Thank you for any suggestions! I like to learn from other people's = experiences, saves TIME.=20 Michael Ellis ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C0E702.26E274E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2722.2800" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Newbie to Unix; interested in BSD Unix vs. = Solaris,=20 et al, looking for suggestions and feedback on the = following?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I am starting to support storage equipment = attached to=20 various Unix systems (i.e. Solaris, IRIX, HP-UA and AIX) and want/need = to learn=20 the Unix operating system(s) using Intel/AMD systems. Any=20 suggestions? FreeBSD vs. Linux vs. Solaris? Value for = the time=20 and cost investment, is as almost always, the most important=20 consideration. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I currently use Windows98SE/2000pro/3.11 with MS Office the = most. I=20 am not a MS operating system cheer leader. As a matter of fact I = used=20 DRDOS, GeoWorks and Borland applications until being force to MS Office = for=20 compatibility at work. With StarOffice's fair compatibility to MS = Office=20 outside Visio and possibly Access 2000 I am no longer locked to running = MS on=20 all systems.</DIV> <DIV></FONT> </DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>If I purchased (BSDi) BSD Power Pack 4.2, is it = easy to=20 upgrade to release 4.3? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Am I better off downloading version 4.3 from = FreeBSD.org=20 without the application cd's?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Is there a simply way to upgrade the v4.2 = release to v4.3=20 using the 4.3 downloadable cd image?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Is it likely all the applications included with = 4.2=20 compatible with 4.3?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>One more thing: any recommended books or publications for a newbie = to=20 Unix? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Thank you for any suggestions! I like to = learn from=20 other people's experiences, saves TIME. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Michael Ellis</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C0E702.26E274E0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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