From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Jul 9 11:24:10 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA27226 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 11:24:10 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from Kirk.NetUnlimited.net (root@Kirk.netunlimited.net [208.128.132.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA27166 for ; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 11:24:05 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from brownicm@netunlimited.net) From: brownicm@netunlimited.net Received: from malachi.my.domain (Saavik-02.netunlimited.net [208.158.212.131]) by Kirk.NetUnlimited.net (8.8.6/8.8.6) with ESMTP id OAA17338 for ; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 14:23:26 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.2 [p0] on FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <35A4EA44.CDBB030E@innocent.com> Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 14:22:49 -0400 (EDT) To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Availability & Cost Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I didn't see the need to copy the list for the first msg but I just have to copy the list on this. Should I do it? Comments? Am I wrong in thinking what I'm thinking? ;> On 09-Jul-98 Rafie wrote: > Thanks for that bit of information. If you sent the CD, > I will copy it > and send it back ASAP. > > Thank you > > brownicm@netunlimited.net wrote: > >> Well, we've all been following this one for a while. My >> advice would be to suck it up, save your nickles and >> dimes >> and shell out for the CD's *and* the excellent manual. >> Too >> expensive? Surely someone had to pay for the operating >> system and box you're using now. Unless you're a real >> pro >> (and I mean you already know some UNIX), I think you >> will >> only experience extreme frustration trying to do it the >> way >> you're trying now. I had the CD's and the manual and I >> still beat my head against the wall more than a few >> times. >> But I got it up. I'll mail you my old 2.2.2 CD's, but >> you'll still need the manual. Trust me. >> On 09-Jul-98 Rafie wrote: >> > Hi, I am interested in trying FreeBSD. The CD from >> > Walnut Creek is too >> > expensive and I have been downloading it at home now >> > for >> > over a week. >> > It seems like I will never get a chance to install it. >> > Is there less >> > expensive way to get the CD? >> > >> > Thank you >> > Raphael >> > >> > E-Mail: >> > rafie@innocent.com >> > >> > Address: >> > 3110 Mahogany Dr. >> > Boynton Beach FL, 33436 >> > Chris Browning brownicm@netunlimited.net "If you believe in Nothing... Honey, It believes in you." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message