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<!ENTITY date "$Date: 1997-01-23 15:16:20 $">
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<!ENTITY title "About FreeBSD">
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<TITLE>About FreeBSD</TITLE>
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<META NAME="Author" CONTENT="Sean Kelly">
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<META NAME="Description" CONTENT="All about FreeBSD">
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<BODY TEXT="#000000" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#800080" ALINK="#FF0000">
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<H1>What is FreeBSD?</H1>
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<blockquote><P>FreeBSD is an advanced BSD UNIX operating system for "PC-compatible"
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computers, developed and maintained by <A HREF="&base/handbook/staff.html">
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a large team of individuals</A>. It offers an exceptional combination of
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features:</P></blockquote>
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<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">FreeBSD
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specializes in TCP/IP networking.</FONT></FONT>
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<blockquote><P>FreeBSD makes an ideal <A HREF="&base/internet.html">Internet</A> server or
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desktop system. It provides robust network services, even under the heaviest
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of loads, and uses memory efficiently to maintain good response times for
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hundreds, or even thousands, of simultaneous user processes.</P></blockquote>
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<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">FreeBSD
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provides advanced technical features.</FONT></FONT>
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<blockquote><P>FreeBSD offers many features today which are still missing in other
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operating systems, even some of the best commercial ones. <A HREF="&base/features.html">Advanced
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features</A> for performance, security, and even binary compatibility with
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other popular operating systems.</P></blockquote>
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<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">FreeBSD
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can run a variety of applications.</FONT></FONT>
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<blockquote><P>The quality of FreeBSD combined with today's low-cost, high-speed PC hardware
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makes FreeBSD a very economical alternative to commercial UNIX workstations.
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It is suited for a great number of <A HREF="&base/applications.html">applications</A>.</P></blockquote>
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<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">FreeBSD
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is easy to install.</FONT></FONT>
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<blockquote><P>FreeBSD can be installed from a variety of media including CD-ROM, floppy
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disk, magnetic tape, an MS-DOS partition, or if you have a network connection
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(even a dial-up PPP to an Internet provider), you can install it <I>directly
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</I>over anonymous FTP or NFS. All you need is a single 1.44MB boot floppy
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and <A HREF="&base/handbook/install.html">these directions.</A></P></blockquote>
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<HR ALIGN=LEFT NOSHADE WIDTH="100%"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="+1">FreeBSD
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is free.</FONT></FONT>
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<blockquote><P>While you might expect an operating system with these features to sell
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for a high price, FreeBSD is available free of charge and comes with full
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source code. If you would like to try it out, <A HREF="&base/availability.html">more
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information is available</A>.</P></blockquote>
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