Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 08:44:03 -0700 From: Don Wilde <don@PartsNow.com> To: steelr@apk.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: just a quick one promise!!! Message-ID: <34044B43.67EA@PartsNow.com> References: <3403E370.828300B2@apk.net>
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I'll take a stab at this... The short answer is that it starts out a lot harder but once you get the hang of it you will discover that you can grow a lot farther faster than ever. Besides that, you will learn more about your PC. It sounds like the things you want to do are within the realm of FreeBSD specialties (surfing, IRC), so you'll do fine. In addition, there's all sorts of VRML and video capture stuff out there which compiles seamlessly on FreeBSD. It's also free for the downloading, so you won't have to spend any more money on software. You can spend money on disks and DRAM! Oh, yes, and you can absolutely blow holes in their 'bots and secret agents with your FreeBSD box, and they won't be able to stuff you. (Way kewl, dude, trust me!) You will need to dual-boot your system to allow both 95 and FreeBSD to coexist. You can either add a disk or repartition your existing one. Be prepared to spend a lot more than an hour studying the manuals, though. It will install easily on most PC's, but you want to be REALLY sure you understand the handbook before you begin the procedure, because you can totally trash your 95 partition if you do it wrong. -- oooOOO O O O o * * * * * * o ___ _________ _________ ________ _________ _________ ___==_ V_=_=_DW ===--- Don Wilde [don@PartsNow.com] [http://www.PartsNow.com ] /oo0000oo-oo--oo-ooo---ooo-ooo---ooo-ooo--ooo-ooo---ooo-ooo---ooo-oo--oo
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