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From: brian@anorak.coverform.lan (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD Info Needed
Date: 6 Oct 1996 15:56:23 GMT
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[Posted and mailed]

In article <3256E420.2217@airmail.net>,
	David Henderson <davidh2@airmail.net> writes:
> 1.  Linux comes with gcc, awk, curses, etc.  Does FreeBSD?

Yep

> 2.  Any problems compiling/loading GNU apps?

No - not in my experience.

> 3.  I have the following hardware.  Any problems?
>        486/66 DX, 20 MB RAM, about 250 MB HDD available for BSD.
>        Diamond Stealth 64 (S3) video card, 1 MB RAM on card
>        PnP 28.8Kbps modem

The PnP modem may be a problem.  Are there *any* jumpers ?

> 4.  Is there a version of Netscape for BDS like there is for Linux?
>     If not, what options are there for browsers?

Yep.  There's also lynx.

-- 
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....