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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>
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<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>
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<hr align="left" noshade="noshade" width="100%"><font
color="#FF0000"><font size="+1">Where to get it.</font></font>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<hr align="left" noshade="noshade" width="100%"><font
color="#FF0000"><font size="+1">About the FreeBSD Project.</font></font>
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<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/about.html#HISTORY">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>
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<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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