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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!vic.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!iafrica.com!uct.ac.za!quagga.ru.ac.za!howland.erols.net!news-peer.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!ix.netcom.com!news From: baker-j@ix.netcom.com(John Baker ) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Book and CD availability? Date: 12 Sep 1996 04:54:39 GMT Organization: Netcom Lines: 25 Message-ID: <51852f$qvt@dfw-ixnews9.ix.netcom.com> References: <ericd-1109961216300001@slip4.denver.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: tfx-us2-16.ix.netcom.com X-NETCOM-Date: Wed Sep 11 11:54:39 PM CDT 1996 In <ericd-1109961216300001@slip4.denver.net> ericd@denver.net (Eric A. Drumbor) writes: >My local bookstore used to carry a shrinkwrapped package that had the >installation CD, and an accompanying book (I don't know what book it >was; obviously something specific for FreeBSD). Because of the low >demand for the book (quite a few Linux people around here :-\) they no >longer carry this package. I too am new to FreeBSD, but I've managed to get it installed and set up my accounts. I'm still dual-booting Win95 until I get more confident and get some other things configured, like X :). I got my FreeBSD from Walnut Creek, and it came with a book - you may try and contact them for it. But it is very basic. Most UNIX's are pretty alike (from my newbie perspective). I bought a copy of 'Linux Unleashed' and am planning on using that as a reference. I plan on keeping a notebook as I find differences between what it says and how my FreeBSD system operates - I'll submit it as a FAQ when it gets large enough to be useful. (perhaps some veteran out there could tell me if this has already been done) -- John Baker - http://www.netcom.com/~baker-j **I boycott all businesses that send me unsolicited email advertisments** "Honey, I never drive faster than I can see, and besides, it's all in the reflexes." - Jack Burton