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Date:      Wed, 9 Dec 1998 09:42:09 +0200
From:      Johann Visagie <wjv@cityip.co.za>
To:        Matt Swort <mswort@jane.penn.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: question
Message-ID:  <19981209094209.D5576@cityip.co.za>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19981208164424.0072f218@jane.penn.com>; from Matt Swort on Tue, Dec 08, 1998 at 04:44:24PM -0500
References:  <3.0.1.32.19981208164424.0072f218@jane.penn.com>

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On Tue, 08 Dec 1998 at 16:44 SAST, Matt Swort wrote:
> 
> 1) Do I make a dos partician with just the command.com and the CDROM
> drivers loaded out of the autoexec and config.sys?

Nope, not unless you want to set up a dual-boot DOS/FreeBSD machine.

> 2) Does FreeBSD come with a boot disk?

Yes.  See http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install.html for full setup
instructions.

> 3) Does FreeBSD come with a "windows interface"

The X Window System can provide a highly configurable GUI for FreeBSD.

> 4) can FreeBSD be networked to a Win98 machine directally?

Yes.

> 5) where can i obtain the proper driver diskettes for my Fast Ethernet card
> so that they work on the BSD system?

FreeBSD comes with drivers for most common cards.  See the hardware
compatibility lists.

Good luck!
-- V

Johann Visagie | wjv@CityIP.co.za | Tel: +27 21 419-7878 | ICQ: 20645559

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