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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!uunet!in2.uu.net!news1.digital.com!nntp-hub2.barrnet.net!news.Stanford.EDU!Hoover.Stanford.EDU!ANDRSN From: andrsn@Hoover.Stanford.EDU (Annelise Anderson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: FreeBSD/Linus & MSDOS--Advice Sought Date: 29 Jul 1995 03:57:50 GMT Organization: The Hoover Institution Lines: 22 Message-ID: <3vcbju$af@nntp.Stanford.EDU> Reply-To: andrsn@Hoover.Stanford.EDU NNTP-Posting-Host: hoover.stanford.edu I am considering reformatting a 540 mg hard drive on a Pentium machine (with 16 megs ram) and having an MSDOS/Windows partition and a Un*x partition--either Linux or FreeBSD. --Which is easier to install, Linus or FreeBSD? I haven't worked much with Un*x--just know enough commands to get me around an FTP site. --Are there different ways to set up the MSDOS and Un*x partitions? Which one do I start with? --Does FreeBSD come with the drivers necessary for an Ethernet (3C509) card? I will greatly appreciate any responses that throw light on these questions--I've been using MSDOS/Windows for years and am quite good at it, but Un*x will be new for me. --Annelise Annelise Anderson andrsn@hoover.stanford.edu