New to FreeBSD/UNIX

2006-09-18 Thread Edward and Nancy Powers
I am new to UNIX, and want to download a basic UNIX system, just to run commands and become familiar with the system. I wish to use this system as a companion piece to a UNIX tutorial which I have on DVD. I do not want to replace Windows at this time. My PC has: Pentium III Processor

Re: New to FreeBSD/UNIX

2006-09-18 Thread Jeff Rollin
On 18/09/06, Edward and Nancy Powers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I am new to UNIX, and want to download a basic UNIX system, just to run commands and become familiar with the system. I wish to use this system as a companion piece to a UNIX tutorial which I have on DVD. I do not want

Re: New to FreeBSD/UNIX

2006-09-18 Thread Adam Martin
On 2006 Sep 18 , at 16:54, Edward and Nancy Powers wrote: I am new to UNIX, and want to download a basic UNIX system, just to run commands and become familiar with the system. I wish to use this system as a companion piece to a UNIX tutorial which I have on DVD. I do not want to replac

Re: New to FreeBSD/UNIX

2006-09-18 Thread Jerry McAllister
> > I am new to UNIX, and want to download a basic UNIX system, just to > run commands and become familiar with the system. I wish to use this > system as a companion piece to a UNIX tutorial which I have on DVD. I > do not want to replace Windows at this time. > > My PC has: Pentium

Re: New to FreeBSD/UNIX

2006-09-18 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Mon, Sep 18, 2006 at 04:54:14PM -0400, Edward and Nancy Powers wrote: > > I am new to UNIX, and want to download a basic UNIX system, just to > run commands and become familiar with the system. I wish to use this > system as a companion piece to a UNIX tutorial which I have on DVD. I >

Re: New to FreeBSD/UNIX

2006-09-18 Thread Chris Hill
On Mon, 18 Sep 2006, Edward and Nancy Powers wrote: I am new to UNIX, and want to download a basic UNIX system, just to run commands and become familiar with the system. I wish to use this system as a companion piece to a UNIX tutorial which I have on DVD. I do not want to replace Windows a

Re: New to FreeBSD/UNIX

2006-09-18 Thread Greg Groth
Edward and Nancy Powers wrote: I am new to UNIX, and want to download a basic UNIX system, just to run commands and become familiar with the system. I wish to use this system as a companion piece to a UNIX tutorial which I have on DVD. I do not want to replace Windows at this time. M

Re: New to FreeBSD/UNIX

2006-09-18 Thread P.U.Kruppa
On Mon, 18 Sep 2006, Edward and Nancy Powers wrote: I am new to UNIX, and want to download a basic UNIX system, just to run commands and become familiar with the system. I wish to use this system as a companion piece to a UNIX tutorial which I have on DVD. I do not want to replace Windows

Re: New to FreeBSD/UNIX

2006-09-19 Thread Frank Shute
On Tue, Sep 19, 2006 at 05:41:08AM +0200, P.U.Kruppa wrote: > > On Mon, 18 Sep 2006, Edward and Nancy Powers wrote: > > > > > I am new to UNIX, and want to download a basic UNIX system, just to > > run commands and become familiar with the system. I wish to use this > > system as a companion piec

Re: New to FreeBSD/UNIX

2006-09-19 Thread George Allan
On Mon, Sep 18, 2006 at 04:54:14PM -0400, Edward and Nancy Powers wrote: > I am new to UNIX, and want to download a basic UNIX system, just to > run commands and become familiar with the system. I wish to use this > system as a companion piece to a UNIX tutorial which I have on DVD. I > do not wan