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Nik Clayton 13dbbf902d Trim down the hardware requirements list, and link to the section in the
Handbook, so there's only one place to maintain.

The supported hardware section in the Handbook needs updating :-(
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<h1>Availability of FreeBSD</h1>
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<p>FreeBSD is free and is available for downloading over the Internet or
on CD-ROM for a small fee.</p>
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<hr align="left" noshade="noshade" width="100%"><font
color="#FF0000"><font size="+1">Hardware requirements.</font></font>
<blockquote>
<p>FreeBSD runs on a variety of PC and Alpha hardware. Please review
the <a href="handbook/install.html#INSTALL-HW">supported
configurations</a> section of the <a href="handbook/">FreeBSD
Handbook</a> for more information.</p>
</blockquote>
<hr align="left" noshade="noshade" width="100%"><font
color="#FF0000"><font size="+1">Where to get it.</font></font>
<blockquote>
<p>You can get FreeBSD free via anonymous FTP from <a
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD</a>.
You might also want to check a geographically close <a
href="&base/handbook/mirrors.html">mirror site</a>.</p>
<p>If you have a CD-ROM&nbsp;drive, you can get FreeBSD on CD-ROM for a
modest price from <a href="http://www.cdrom.com/">Walnut Creek
CDROM</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Walnut Creek CDROM<br>
4041 Pike Lane, Suite F<br>
Concord, CA 94520<br>
USA<br>
Phone: +1 925 674-0783<br>
Phone: +1 800 786-9907<br>
Fax: +1 925 674-0821<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:info@cdrom.com">info@cdrom.com</a></p>
</blockquote>
<p>In addition to FreeBSD, the CD-ROM comes with hundreds of ready-to-run
programs. It is backed by an unconditional money back guarantee.</p>
</blockquote>
<hr align="left" noshade="noshade" width="100%"><font
color="#FF0000"><font size="+1">About the FreeBSD Project.</font></font>
<blockquote>
<p>FreeBSD is developed and supported by a worldwide team of
programmers. <a href="mailto:jkh@FreeBSD.ORG">Jordan Hubbard,</a> one
of the project's founders, has written a <a
href="&base/handbook/history.html">brief history</a> of the FreeBSD
project. Information about <a
href="&base/handbook/staff-who.html">who's responsible for what</a>
is also available. If you are curious, take a look at some <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhs/freebsd/people.html">pictures of
the team members</a>. A more complete listing of contributors is
available in the <a
href="&base/handbook/contrib.html">Contributors</a> section of the
<a href="&base/handbook/index.html">FreeBSD Handbook</a>. FreeBSD is
an open project welcomes the help of individuals who have time and or
skills to offer.</p>
<p>This "about" section was created by <a
href="http://www-sdd.fsl.noaa.gov/~kelly/">Sean Kelly</a>.</p>
</blockquote>
<p center><i><font color="#B22222"><font size="+1">Inside your PC is a
daemon waiting to be unleashed. Free it with
FreeBSD.</font></font></i></p>
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