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From: nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Nate Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: How to install FreeBSDv2 from floppies?
Date: 2 Jan 1995 06:52:07 GMT
Organization: Montana State University, Bozeman  Montana
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In article <3dprgj$2ant@tequesta.gate.net>,
Ninnghizhidda <jrowley@gate.net> wrote:
>Peter Lam (petelam@crl.com) wrote:
>: Hello there,
>: 	I am trying to install FreeBSDv2 on my computer.  The first 2 
>: Thanks
>: P.S. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
>
>Hello. I am trying to get FreeBSD-2.0 just to fit on floppy disks. I 
>downloaded the boot_144.flp.gz files and when I gunzip them, they come 
>out to be 1.47 megs.

They are really 1.44 megabytes, trust me.  Raw-write or however onto
your disks and all should be well.  


Nate

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