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Date:      Fri, 20 Sep 1996 19:12:45 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Bob Kline <kline@qnet.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD Info
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.960920191140.224J-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <3242BAE8.5F0F@qnet.com>

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On Fri, 20 Sep 1996, Bob Kline wrote:

> Id like to know more about  Freebsd,Im running a server now under
> Windows 95 and O'rilly website server software.
> I also run a number of windows 95 graphics software and am conected with
> a direct conect line but am planing to upgrade.
> Will freebsd work with my windows apps.and will I need to reformat my
> drives.

No, FreeBSD will not run your Windows applications (you may be able to buy
a Windows 3.1 emulator though).  You'll have to free up space on your
disks so that it is unallocated in the partition table -- you can't
install into a DOS filesystem.  The FIPS utility may be of use.

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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