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From: kai@123.org (Kai Voigt)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD CD
Date: 23 Sep 1996 08:48:01 +0200
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Andi Baritchi <andi@airmail.net> writes:

>Is the FreeBSD CD a bootable CD so I don't have to use the floppy?  I

No, you will have to create a boot floppy first.  On the CD you will
find the disk images as well as a DOS tool to create the floppy.

>have a Buslogic BT-948 PCI UltraSCSI controller and a Plextor 8Plex SCSI
>CDROM, which both support booting directly off of a CD. Also, where is
>the best place to get the CD ($$$)?

Here in Germany you get the CD in almost every book store that sells
computer books.  Over there you shouldn't have any problems either.
The price is about $30, I guess.

Kai

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