Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:09:37 -0000 From: "Harrison Peter CSA BIRKENHEAD" <PETER.HARRISON@DWP.GSI.GOV.UK> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: FW: RE: FreeBSD starter machine... Message-ID: <0740B9A6C3639441850D84E94767945C5B3B62@DMM00038.link2.gpn.gov.uk>
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>Message:=2016 >Date:=20Sun,=2011=20Dec=202005=2020:07:44=20-0800=20(PST) >From:=20"Matt=20S.=20Gann"=20<mattgann2003@yahoo.com> >Subject:=20FreeBSD=20starter=20machine >To:=20freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org >Message-ID:=20<20051212040744.66038.qmail@web54201.mail.yahoo.com> >Content-Type:=20text/plain;=20charset=3Diso-8859-1. > >=20=20I=20have=20a=20few=20questions=20about=20FreeBSD.=20=20I=20am=20jus= t=20beginning=20to=20get=20into=20UNIX.=20=20I=20know=20a=20=20>few=20line= =20commands,=20but=20really=20want=20to=20get=20familiar=20and=20comfortab= le=20with=20the=20OS.=20=20I=20have >been=20intrugued=20by=20FreeBSD=20for=20many=20years=20now,=20but=20I=20o= wn=20a=20windows-based=20PC=20and=20am=20not=20keen=20>about=20running=20d= ual=20OS's.=20=20I=20would=20like=20to=20get=20a=20cheap,=20used,=20small=20= desktop=20or=20laptop=20to=20>"tinker"=20with=20Unix/Linix=20and=20FreeBSD= .=20=20However,=20I=20know=20little=20to=20nothing=20about=20system=20 >requirements=20and/or=20hardware=20compability.=20=20I=20was=20thinking=20= of=20an=20old=20486=20or=20Pentium=201=20to=20 >get=20started.=20=20Any=20thoughts=20on=20what=20I=20could=20start=20with= ? =20=20=20 >=20=20Sincerely, >=20=20Matt=20S.=20Gann In=20the=20past=20I've=20run=204.6=20on=20a=20P1=20133mhz=20with=2064MB=20= RAM=20and=20a=203GB=20disk.=20More=20recently=20I=20was=20running=205.3=20= on=20a=20Thinkpad=20600e=20PII=20333mhz=20with=20160MB=20RAM=20and=202GB=20= slice=20within=20the=20disk=20(until=20the=20hardware=20died).=20Although=20= the=20OS=20ran=20fine=20on=20both=20of=20these=20there=20are=20limitations= .=20You'd=20probably=20need=20to=20steer=20clear=20of=20the=20more=20'newb= ie'=20friendly=20window=20managers=20such=20as=20Gnome=20or=20KDE=20(both=20= the=20above=20ran=20Fluxbox=20handily=20to=20save=20on=20both=20speed=20an= d=20diskspace),=20and=20that=20may=20effect=20the=20required=20learning=20= curve. You=20could=20also=20forget=20running=20OpenOffice=20or=20Firefox.=20My=20= own=20current=20desktop=20(running=206.0-RELEASE)=20is=20based=20on=20an=20= Athlon=20XP=201800+=20with=20256MB=20RAM=20and=2010GB=20slice=20on=20the=20= disk,=20and=20it=20doesn't=20leave=20me=20with=20so=20many=20limitations=20= on=20what=20I=20can=20run.=20My=20guess=20is=20you=20could=20pick=20someth= ing=20with=20a=20similar=20spec=20up=20very=20cheaply=20so=20I'd=20probabl= y=20be=20thinking=20around=20the=201ghz=20+=20CPU=20with=20reasonable=20RA= M=20and=20disk=20as=20a=20starting=20point. HTH. Peter. Peter=20Harrison=20 ********************************************************************** This=20document=20is=20strictly=20confidential=20and=20is=20intended=20onl= y=20for=20use=20by=20the=20addressee.=20 If=20you=20are=20not=20the=20intended=20recipient,=20any=20disclosure,=20c= opying,=20distribution=20or=20other=20 action=20taken=20in=20reliance=20of=20the=20information=20contained=20in=20= this=20e-mail=20is=20strictly=20prohibited. Any=20views=20expressed=20by=20the=20sender=20of=20this=20message=20are=20= not=20necessarily=20those=20of=20the=20Department=20 for=20Work=20and=20Pensions. If=20you=20have=20received=20this=20transmission=20in=20error,=20please=20= use=20the=20reply=20function=20to=20tell=20us=20 and=20then=20permanently=20delete=20what=20you=20have=20received. Please=20note:=20Incoming=20and=20outgoing=20e-mail=20messages=20are=20rou= tinely=20monitored=20for=20compliance=20 with=20our=20policy=20on=20the=20use=20of=20electronic=20communications. ********************************************************************** The=20original=20of=20this=20email=20was=20scanned=20for=20viruses=20by=20= the=20Government=20Secure=20Intranet=20(GSi)=20virus=20scanning=20service=20= supplied=20exclusively=20by=20Cable=20&=20Wireless=20in=20partnership=20wi= th=20MessageLabs. On=20leaving=20the=20GSi=20this=20email=20was=20certified=20virus-free
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