Gentlemen,
I have a number of really dumb questions that I hope you might be able to shed some light on. Although I am familiar with basic computer operation, I've been trying to understand a very experienced programmer friend that mixes Linux/Unix terminology in his vocabulary under the assumption that everyone knows the language. Being familiar only with general knowledge on the Windows XP that I use daily, I've gone on the web to find out more information on some of the terms used by this programmer, such as "BSD", "shell terminal", "nc -u", etc. Since my friend knows that my computer is strictly MS Windows, when my friend writes down something like "In a shell terminal type nc -u 10.101.97.200 5555." it makes me wonder what I'm missing. Here are some questions that can help my understanding: 1. I know that Windows is an OS, and Linux/Unix as well as FreeBSD are other Operating System. My very basic question is this: Is it even possible to install a second OS, like FreeBSD on an existing Windows-based computer? 2. Is it possible to link my Windows laptop to a web server with Unix or FreeBSD and exercise Unix/Linux commands. If so, how is that done? I'd be grateful for any information. Louis Marrero _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"