Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 18:38:08 -0900 (AKST) From: mlduke@concentric.net To: Shane Brothen <pierced@geocities.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HELP! A.S.A.P! Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971221181823.260C-100000@mlduke.concentric.net> In-Reply-To: <000701bd0e4e$1123aab0$0109c9c7@brothen>
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On Sun, 21 Dec 1997, Shane Brothen wrote: Please don't do that. As a RankUnixNewbe myself, with 11 years experience on one of the most sophisticated business user systems ever, I will say simply that with "$" in front of you, you are looking at more computer power than you ever thought possible. You are on the command line--and you now have in front of you the power to manage a banking system, a stock exchange or the world's largest ISP just to name a few examples. If it looks hopeless to you now, press on and you will become excited...and then it will appear hopeless...overcome that...more excitement...more hopeless...etc with each step leading to your increasing power. As Charlie Root pointed out, those of us who were power users in another world find ourselves to be mere ignorant babies in the FreeBSD/UNIX world. But in that world lies help for those who would simultaneously help themselves--people doing the wonder of paying back what others did for them by helping still others undergoing the same struggle. And our obligation--yes You as well as I--is to learn, put the power to productive use and then pass on what we will have learned when the opportunity arises. My evidence that such is the case? Please post the number of encouraging replies you have received--both public and private. Then go to Mircosoft and ask them for help with something. Good luck. You've accomplished a mighty first step at which many have failed. ML Duke > Hello, I just installed FreeBSD 2.2.2 and then I rebooted, looged in, and then all it had was a "$". What do I do there? What do I type to get into that nice graphical thing that looks like windows and has Netscape running like I see in a screen shot? > > Help A.S.A.P before I delete it all.. > > ..Shane >
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