Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 22:20:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Andrew Short <Ashort@concentric.net> To: Chase Paglee <chinalaw@qis.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions Mailing List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Free BSD Questions Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.96.980508220557.22674X-100000@viking.cris.com> In-Reply-To: <35538C01.A21CCBF7@qis.net>
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On Fri, 8 May 1998, Chase Paglee wrote: > I have a bunch of questions. 6 days ago I didn't know squat about FreeBSD...I am answering MOST of these questions off the top of my head based on what I have read in the FAQ, and Handbook at www.freebsd.org....you should go and do the same. They are LENGTHY...but it will be worth your time...for you and others. > 1. Why do you recommend not using 386sx. Is this just speed problem, > or is it stability problem? 386sx chips have a 16-bit external bus...this MIGHT introduce instabilities in the system, but it would DEFINITELY be dog-slow. Have you ever run any OS on the minimum configuration? The result is almost ALWAYS painful. > 2. Does FreeBSD support Immation 120MB floppy drive? If that is an LS-120 compatible drive, then yes, it should. > 3. Is there any way to run FreeBSD from floppy? Look at PicoBSD, it is FreeBSD designed to run from a floppy disk. > 4. Can I load FreeBSD from memory, and then take out the FreeBSD > floppy and use other floppies? This one I am guessing at...you need a root filesystem SOMEWHERE. If that root system is on the floppy, then you cannot unmount it (a necessary step prior to ejecting it) and expect the system to operate. If the floppy has only the kernel on it, with the root partition on a hard drive (presumably without FreeBSD boot code on it), then all the computer gets from the floppy is the boot code and kernel, which, once in memory always in memory, so you can unmount it and use the "swappies". > 5. Do I have to have XWindows to run Netscape on FreeBSD? Yes. > 6. Which version of Netscape should I run on FreeBSD? The lastest for FreeBSD...right now it is 4.05. > 7. Do I have to have XWindows to run WordPerfect on FreeBSD? What version of WordPerfect? I don't know if the DOS emulation software is an X app or not...but I'd guess no. There's no reason to restrict it to X. > 8. Is there any charge if I use FreeBSD in a commercial application? None. Zilch. Zippo. Be sure to read the BSD license and give credit where credit is due. > 9. Suppose I have a special graphics card. Where could I find > someone to write a driver for it? Look at www.xfree86.org for starters. And the SVGA server may very likely be all you need. The X Servers are are FAR more flexible (infinitely more so) than any equivalent DOS or Windows drivers, which only make use of a few "standard" video modes. > 10. Does FreeBSD support foreign characters (like Chinese characters)? No idea. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Short Colossians 3:23 ashort@concentric.net http://www.concentric.net/~ashort/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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