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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.umbc.edu!cs.umd.edu!mojo.eng.umd.edu!counter.eng.umd.edu!chuckr From: chuckr@glue.umd.edu (Charles B. Robey) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: a very basic question Date: 15 Jul 1994 22:08:28 GMT Organization: Project GLUE, University of Maryland, College Park, MD Lines: 30 Message-ID: <3071cs$dbj@mojo.eng.umd.edu> References: <306o2u$59r@news.doit.wisc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: counter.eng.umd.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1] Ron Porter (porter@fozzie) wrote: : I have a PC that I would like to install FreeBSD on. I've used UNIX some : but am confused as to how to go about getting the freeBSD and then : installing it. I been reading here about FTP sites that have source code : but is installation like a DOS install, where you must boot the machine : with a diskette and then keep feeding in floppys? Any help or pointers : to FTP sites for FAQ's/programs would be appriceated. : Thanks : ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Ron Porter : Univ. Of Wisconsin, Madison : porter@chem.wisc.edu : ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In my opinion, the best way to start is getting the cdrom. I think it's $40, I get mine by subscription (cheaper). This give you more than just the system, it also gives you a large collection of ported applications, enough so you end up making a very useable system. To get info on the cdrom, finger info@cdrom.com. The ports collection alone makes the cdrom a great buy. If you want to use ftp, I'd strongly recommed reading the FAQ first, it's posted twice a month here (on *.announce), and I think a new copy is just been posted. ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 7608 Topton St. | New Carrollton, MD 20784 | I run Journey2 (Esix SVR4) and n3lxx (FreeBSD) (301) 459-2316 | ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------