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Here you'll find the covers of many FreeBSD related publications. If you know of any additional FreeBSD publications/CDROMs let us know, at www@freebsd.org, so that they may be added to this site.

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Books

	This is a recent (May 1997) publication from Tatsumi Hosokawa and others. Among computer books, it is a top-seller in Japan and exceeded the sales of Bill Gates' "The Road Ahead" when published (it was #2, this book was #1).
	(Japanese FreeBSD book with 2.0.5, english title unknown)
	(Japanese FreeBSD book with 2.0.5, english title unknown)
	This is Walnut Creek CDROM's "FreeBSD Complete" with installation guide, manual pages and 2 installation CDs inside.
	This is Walnut Creek CDROM's "Installing & Running FreeBSD", a product which contained installation instructions and was shipped with each 2 CD set. It has since been replaced by the larger "FreeBSD Complete" book.
	This book was recently published (early 1997) in Taiwan. Its title is "FreeBSD: introduction and applications" and the author is Jian-Da Li.
	This is the "Getting Started with FreeBSD" from Fuki-Shuppan. Other than the standard installation guide and Japanese environment, it emphasizes system administration and low-level information (such as the boot process, etc.) FreeBSD-2.2.2R and XFree86-3.2 on CDROM. 264 pages, 3,400 yen.
	The "Personal Unix Starter Kit - FreeBSD" from ASCII. Includes history of Unix, a guide to build a Japanese documentation processing system and how to create ports. 2.1.7.1R and XFree86-3.2 in CDROM. 384 pages, 3,000 yen.

CDROMs

For more about recent releases go to FreeBSD release information page.

This is InfoMagic's BSDisc, containing FreeBSD 2.0 and NetBSD 1.0 on a single CD. This is the only example I have which had cover art.

This is the original 4.4 BSD Lite2 release from UC Berkeley, the core technology behind much of FreeBSD.

The first of Laser5's "BSD" series. Contains FreeBSD-2.0.5R, NetBSD-1.0, XFree86-3.1.1 and FreeBSD(98) kernel.

The second of Laser5's "BSD" series. From this version, the CDs come in a standard jewel box. Contains FreeBSD-2.1R, NetBSD-1.1, XFree86-3.1.2 and 3.1.2A, and FreeBSD(98) kernel (2.0.5).

This is the Laser5 Japanese edition of the FreeBSD CDROM. It is a 4 CD set.

This is the only FreeBSD CD Pacific Hitech produced before merging their product line with that of Walnut Creek CDROM. PHT now also produces the FreeBSD/J (Japanese) CD product.

This is the cover disc from the Korean magazine. Note the creative cover art! The CD contains the FreeBSD 2.2.1 release with some local additions.

This is it - the very first FreeBSD CD published! Both the FreeBSD Project and Walnut Creek CDROM were fairly young back then, and you'll probably have little difficulty in spotting the differences in production quality between then and now.

This was the second FreeBSD CD published by Walnut Creek CDROM and also the very last on the 1.x branch (ref USL/Novell lawsuit and settlement). The next release, FreeBSD 1.1.5, was only available on the net.

This unusual CD is something of a collector's item now given that almost all existing examples were systematically tracked down and destroyed. An artwork mishap has this CD dated for the wrong year, and on the spine "January" is also misspelled as "Jaunary", just to increase the embarrassment factor. Ah, the perils of turning in one's artwork just hours before leaving for a trade show.

This is the fixed-up version of the FreeBSD 2.0 CD. Note that the color scheme has even been changed in the corrected version, something unusual for a fixup and perhaps done to distance it from the earlier mistake.

The FreeBSD 2.0.5 release CD. This was the first CD to feature Tatsumi Hosokawa's daemon artwork.

The FreeBSD 2.1 release CD. This was the first CD release on the 2.1 branch (the last being 2.1.7).

The FreeBSD 2.1.5 release CD.

The FreeBSD 2.1.6 release CD.

The Japanese version of 2.1.6. This was the first and last Japanese localized version published by WC, responsibility for that product then transitioning to a team led by Tatsumi Hosokawa and sponsored by Pacific Hitech and Laser5.

The FreeBSD 2.1.7 release CD. Also the last CD released on the 2.1.x branch. Done primarily as a security fixup for 2.1.6

An early release SNAPshot of 2.2 (done before 2.2.1 was released).

The FreeBSD 2.2.1 release CD. This was the first CD on the 2.2 branch.

The FreeBSD 2.2.2 release CD.

The FreeBSD 3.0 snapshot CD.

The FreeBSD mailing list and newsgroup archives, turned into HTML and semi-indexed by thread. This product ran for 2 releases and then stopped with a thud once it became obvious that there was simply too much data to deal with on one CD. Perhaps when DVD becomes more popular...

Magazines

	Cover of Korean UNIX magazine, May 1997 issue. Also included FreeBSD 2.2.1 with cover CDs.
	UNIX User Magazine November 1996 issue. Also included FreeBSD 2.1.5 on cover CD.
	This is the "FreeBSD Full Course" special in April 1997's Software Design (published by Gijutsu Hyoron Sha). There are 80 pages of FreeBSD articles covering everything from installation to tracking -current.

Newsletters

	This is issue #1 of the FreeBSD Newsletter, published and distributed free of charge by Walnut Creek CDROM. You can register to recieve it. Submit articles/make comments by sending email to newsletter@FreeBSD.ORG.
	This is issue #2 of the FreeBSD Newsletter, published and distributed free of charge by Walnut Creek CDROM. You can register to recieve it. Submit articles/make comments by sending email to newsletter@FreeBSD.ORG.

	This is InfoMagic's BSDisc, containing FreeBSD 2.0 and NetBSD 1.0 on a single CD. This is the only example I have which had cover art.
	This is the original 4.4 BSD Lite2 release from UC Berkeley, the core technology behind much of FreeBSD.
	The first of Laser5's "BSD" series. Contains FreeBSD-2.0.5R, NetBSD-1.0, XFree86-3.1.1 and FreeBSD(98) kernel.
	The second of Laser5's "BSD" series. From this version, the CDs come in a standard jewel box. Contains FreeBSD-2.1R, NetBSD-1.1, XFree86-3.1.2 and 3.1.2A, and FreeBSD(98) kernel (2.0.5).
	This is the Laser5 Japanese edition of the FreeBSD CDROM. It is a 4 CD set.
	This is the only FreeBSD CD Pacific Hitech produced before merging their product line with that of Walnut Creek CDROM. PHT now also produces the FreeBSD/J (Japanese) CD product.
	This is the cover disc from the Korean magazine. Note the creative cover art! The CD contains the FreeBSD 2.2.1 release with some local additions.
	This is it - the very first FreeBSD CD published! Both the FreeBSD Project and Walnut Creek CDROM were fairly young back then, and you'll probably have little difficulty in spotting the differences in production quality between then and now.
	This was the second FreeBSD CD published by Walnut Creek CDROM and also the very last on the 1.x branch (ref USL/Novell lawsuit and settlement). The next release, FreeBSD 1.1.5, was only available on the net.
	This unusual CD is something of a collector's item now given that almost all existing examples were systematically tracked down and destroyed. An artwork mishap has this CD dated for the wrong year, and on the spine "January" is also misspelled as "Jaunary", just to increase the embarrassment factor. Ah, the perils of turning in one's artwork just hours before leaving for a trade show.
	This is the fixed-up version of the FreeBSD 2.0 CD. Note that the color scheme has even been changed in the corrected version, something unusual for a fixup and perhaps done to distance it from the earlier mistake.
	The FreeBSD 2.0.5 release CD. This was the first CD to feature Tatsumi Hosokawa's daemon artwork.
	The FreeBSD 2.1 release CD. This was the first CD release on the 2.1 branch (the last being 2.1.7).
	The FreeBSD 2.1.5 release CD.
	The FreeBSD 2.1.6 release CD.
	The Japanese version of 2.1.6. This was the first and last Japanese localized version published by WC, responsibility for that product then transitioning to a team led by Tatsumi Hosokawa and sponsored by Pacific Hitech and Laser5.
	The FreeBSD 2.1.7 release CD. Also the last CD released on the 2.1.x branch. Done primarily as a security fixup for 2.1.6
	An early release SNAPshot of 2.2 (done before 2.2.1 was released).
	The FreeBSD 2.2.1 release CD. This was the first CD on the 2.2 branch.
	The FreeBSD 2.2.2 release CD.
	The FreeBSD 3.0 snapshot CD.
	The FreeBSD mailing list and newsgroup archives, turned into HTML and semi-indexed by thread. This product ran for 2 releases and then stopped with a thud once it became obvious that there was simply too much data to deal with on one CD. Perhaps when DVD becomes more popular...