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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!netcomsv!ix.netcom.com!netcom.com!jmonroy From: jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr) Subject: Re: freeBSD? **newbie warning** Message-ID: <jmonroyCx12Ho.6pG@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1] References: <36hmne$6vp@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu> Date: Sun, 2 Oct 1994 04:15:24 GMT Lines: 20 Asher J. Kobin (asherkob@wam.umd.edu) wrote: : Ok, all I want is some info. : I've been a DOS user all my life and now that I have a direct connection, : I want to explore other OS. So, if anyone can direct me to a FAQ, mail me : some info, or give me a URL to a WWW site, I would greatly appreciate it. : I just got a freeBSD CD and want to know the difference between BSD and : Linux. My university system is so slow, so I thought using my own system : will speed things up. : 386bsd release 1.0 should be available soon from DDJ. It is said to be able to start up in Windows. However, major delays have kept it under wraps since June. My soonest expectations are for a Mid-November release. -- Jesus Monroy Jr jmonroy@netcom.com Zebra Research /386BSD/device-drivers /fd /qic /clock /documentation ___________________________________________________________________________