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From: jcaron@pressimage.net (Jacques Caron)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD CD-ROM
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 1995 23:41:54 +0200
Organization: Pressimage, France
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In article <412rlf$50i@news.hic.net>, oryx@hic.net (Oryx Lavey) wrote:
>i recently decided to try out freebsd and was told to get the install files
>from ftp.freebsd.org (i think) and just the bin dir alone was like 30+ 900k
>files. that would take days to d/l all the files (not just bin). do i need all
>the files? where can i get the cd?
The files are "only" 24OK long, if I remember, and I guess there are just
a few dozen to download for a minimal install :-> [that's why I like my
local mirror -- it's dazzling fast with Ethernet]
You can order the CD from Walnut Creek CD-ROM (http://www.cdrom.com).
Hope that helps,
Jacques.
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