Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 22:48:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> To: unix@usashopper.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Fwd: FreeBSD] Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.960802224127.535K-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <32007F12.7DE1@usashopper.com>
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On Thu, 1 Aug 1996 unix@usashopper.com wrote: > I've been in the UNIX game for over 18 years. What's the catch? Are you > telling me that I can put up an entire website using only your software > and it's going to cost less than $100.00? I spent 3 hours going through > your system. Am I missing something. Absolutely! You'll have to add some knowhow, the network connection, and appropriate hardware, but it can be, rather I should say, IS done around the world. Case in point, resnet.uoregon.edu is a throwaway 486 that we converted into our department's Web server and general UNIX box. Total cost: $0. We've added more memory and another disk since then, but we have a fully functional, high-performance box for peanuts. > IF I decide to throw away SCO-UNIX and go with you what do I need and > how much will it cost. You need: A PC with supported hardware. This is the tough part; a bit of oddball PC hardware isn't supported. But it never hurts to try the install floppy and see if it works. The FreeBSD software. You can obtain it from: 1) FREE off the Internet from ftp.freebsd.org. 2) For ~$60 from Walnut Creek CDROM. (be sure to order 2.1.5-RELEASE) Just pop in the install floppy, configure the devices, and select a retrieval method, including from CD, floppies, a DOS slice, or FTP from the Internet or a local machine. After that, a good dose of BSD sysadmin experience, some good books and this list (questions@freebsd.org, main FreeBSD support) should get you going. If you have any other questions just let us know! Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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