Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 00:15:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: giga <giga@magpage.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, giga74 <giga74@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Some questions Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970927001404.15854V-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199709251136.HAA01584@otm1.otm.state.de.us>
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On Thu, 25 Sep 1997, giga wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to know a few things about downloading free-bsd. First, I > have a cyrix based PC machine. I have expaned my PC to a Full tower case, > and have three hard drivers installed. I would like to keep Win95 as my > primary Operating system. Can I load Free-bsd so that it write to the > third disk, which I have nothing on, and boot from that disk when I want to > run free-bsd???? Nope; your BIOS can only boot your first two disks. Now, you could probably swap your 2nd and 3rd disk and still be OK. > Next, I wanted to know if I will be able to program in C or C++ when i > get Free-bsd, or will I have to find a seperate modules somewhere, and > add that to the program??? A C and C++ compiler (gcc/g++) come standard with the system. > Will I be able to load free-bsd from and internet connection??? I would > like to download it at work, where my connection is LAN oriented, and > much more stable. Yes, very easily. > Finally, you mention that free-bsd can be booted from a CDROM. Do you > have to obtain a cd from somewhere, or do you mean that you can burn the > os to a cd, and then run it from there. Please clarify this for me... You can purchase CDs from Walnut Creek CDROM, http://www.cdrom.com. 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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