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Re: Perl/Unix on a 386

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From: Wayne
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 00:00
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Lyndon Nerenberg wrote:
> 
> Milko Kretschmann <milko@telebyte.nl> writes:
> 
> >First,  I'd like to run unix or linux on it as well. Can I download a (simple) version of them somewhere ? And
> 
> Yes. You will have to repartition your disk, though, to make room for the
> new operating system. This usually means reinstalling your DOS partition.
> 

Just get Partition Magic.  No need to resinstall dos at all.  






> >how would I proceed then; can I download under windows or dos  and from there install the program ?
> 
> One place to start is the FreeBSD web site. Take a look at
> 
>         http://www.ca.freebsd.org/handbook/
> 
> for an introduction to FreeBSD -- a UNIX variant derived from 4.4BSD.
> 
> While you can install FreeBSD via the Internet I would recommend that
> you purchase the CD and install from that, unless you are very comfortable
> configuring SLIP/PPP links and the associated routing table entries manually.
> If the machine is (or can be) directly connected to the Internet (i.e.
> you can stick it on an Internet-connected Ethernet) then installing over
> the net is a breeze.
> 
> --lyndon
> 
> --
> Orthanc Systems -- Internet and UNIX consulting -- Prince George, B.C
> _____________________________________________________________________
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>                       http://www.orthanc.com/

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From: Wayne <wroberts@aug.com>
Subject: Re: Perl/Unix on a 386
Date: 1996/07/11
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