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Date:      Wed, 8 Jul 1998 09:55:09 +0200
From:      Johann Visagie <wjv@cityip.co.za>
To:        Woody Carey <wcarey@cs.uoregon.edu>, Tomas Sommar <tsommar@hem1.passagen.se>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Question about freeBSD
Message-ID:  <19980708095509.H23442@cityip.co.za>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.96.980707161841.5054E-100000@prefix.cs.uoregon.edu>; from Woody Carey on Tue, Jul 07, 1998 at 04:22:52PM -0700
References:  <35A2B903.FDC0A3F9@hem1.passagen.se> <Pine.GSO.3.96.980707161841.5054E-100000@prefix.cs.uoregon.edu>

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On Tue, 07 Jul 1998 at 16:22 SAT, Woody Carey wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Jul 1998, Tomas Sommar wrote:
> 
> > Hey, im about to buy linux and install it on my computer, i only have a
> > few questioins. I dont really know if im going to buy RedHat Linux or
> > FreeBSD.
> > Does FreeBSD support Ultra ATA hardrives? Does it Support Soundblaster
> > 64? Does it support Matrox Millenuim2?
> > Does it Have a X-Window system, and is it possible to run win95 apps on
> > FreeBSD?
> > please, answer.
> > /Tomas Sommar
> 
> see www.freebsd.org/handbook/handbook8.html#install:hw
> for the answers to most of these questions.  FreeBSD will not run
> Win95 apps. What the installation has depends on what you choose to
> install.  

It should probably be pointed out that Linux will not run Win95 apps
either...

-- V

Johann Visagie | Email: wjv@CityIP.co.za | Tel: +27 21 419-7878

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