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FreeBSD is based on Berkeley 4.4 BSD, developed by the University of California, Berkeley, and its contributors.
Complete development environment with GNU v2.6.3 C and C++ compilers, fortran-to-C (f2c) and GDB debugger.
It also comes with packages such as PERL, TCL, scheme, logo, forth, basic, ICON and GNU emacs 19.31. For printing you get TeX 3.14, ghostscript, Hylafax and AFM fonts. The provided bash, csh, zsh and tcsh shells give you a rich choice of operating environments. FreeBSD supports ISO 9660 and RockRidge format CDs.
Walnut Creek CDROM relies exclusively on FreeBSD for our 106 Gigabyte, 1,500 user ftp and www machine at ftp.cdrom.com. You get:
FreeBSD comes with the industry standard X Window system (X11R6) for the PC, XFree86 3.2. You also get a rich set of ready-to-run X utilities such as fvwm window manager, TCL/Tk, Xaw3d, xjpeg, etc. The system comes with complete source code. FreeBSD provides a tightly integrated build system that lets you recompile the entire source tree with one command. If you want stable networking or a powerful development environment, FreeBSD is the Operating System for you.
Requirements: Standard ISA, EISA, VL, or PCI bus based PC (386sx to Pentium), 5 MB RAM. 60 MB disk space for a binary-only system & 340 MB for full development system.
Misc hardware support: Standard SCSI disk, tape and CDROM peripherals, ESDI disk, floppy drives, Sony CDU 31 / 33 CDROM, Mitsumi FX001 or FX003D, Matsushita CD on "Soundblaster" interface card, 2/4/8/16 port serial cards from BOCA, Cyclades and Digiboard, Wangtec / Archive QIC drives on QIC-02 or QIC-36 controller, floppy-tape drives on floppy controller, Creative Labs Video Spigot, Soundblaster 16/SB PRO, ProAudioSpectrum, Gravis Ultrasound / MAX, MS Sound Source.
Hard disk controllers: Any ESDI WD 1007 compatible, Adaptec 152x and 154x ISA, 174x / 274x / 284x EISA, 294x / 394x PCI, Buslogic 742 / 545x ISA, 445x VLB, 747x EISA, 946x / 956x PCI, Ultrastore 14F / 24F ISA, 34F EISA, NCR 53C810/825 PCI, ProAudio Spectrum SCSI (CDROM), Future Domain 950 (CDROM).
Networking: SMC Elite 16/Ultra, most WD80x3 clones, ISOLAN AT 4140-0, Isolink 4110, Novell NE1000 / 2000 / 2100, 3COM 3C501/3/7/9, 3C579, 3C590/5, DEC DC 21040/21041/21140 PCI, DEFPA, DEFEA, Intel Etherexpress Pro/100, Znyx ZX34 series PCI.
You need a minimum of 60MB for a binary only system and 340MB for a more full development.
This release fixes several security holes in FreeBSD 2.1.6 and addresses all pending CERT advisories against the system.
This disc is updated about twice a year, so keep in mind the subscription rate of 24.95 plus shipping per release.
Price: $39.95
Subscription: $24.95
Released: March 1997
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