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<H2>What is FreeBSD?</H2>
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FreeBSD is an advanced BSD UNIX operating system for "PC-compatible"
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<H2>FreeBSD offers an exceptional combination of
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FreeBSD offers many features today which are still missing in other
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<FONT FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA">FreeBSD makes an ideal <A HREF="./internet.html">Internet</A> server or desktop system. It provides robust network services, even under the heaviest
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The quality of FreeBSD combined with today's low-cost, high-speed PC<50>hardware
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