Freebsd

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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  FreeBSD
       
           A free {operating system} based on the {BSD
          4.4-lite} release from {Computer Systems Research Group} at
          the {University of California at Berkeley}.
       


          FreeBSD requires an {ISA}, {EISA}, {VESA}, or {PCI} based
          computer with an {Intel 80386SX} to {Pentium} CPU (or
          compatible {AMD} or {Cyrix} CPU) with 4 megabytes of {RAM} and
          60MB of disk space.
       
          Some of FreeBSD's features are: {preemptive multitasking} with
          dynamic priority adjustment to ensure smooth and fair sharing
          of the computer between applications and users.  Multiuser
          access - {peripherals} such as printers and tape drives can be
          shared between all users.  Complete {TCP/IP} networking
          including {SLIP}, {PPP}, {NFS} and {NIS}.  {Memory
          protection}, {demand-paged virtual memory} with a merged
          {VM}/{buffer cache} design.  FreeBSD was designed as a {32 bit
          operating system}.  {X Window System} (X11R6) provides a
          {graphical user interface}.  {Binary compatibility} with many
          programs built for {SCO}, {BSDI}, {NetBSD}, {386BSD}, and
          {Linux}.  Hundreds of ready-to-run applications in the FreeBSD
          ports collection.  FreeBSD is {source code compatible} with
          most popular commercial {Unix} systems and thus most
          applications require few, if any, changes to compile.  {Shared
          libraries}.  A full compliment of {C}, {C++}, {Fortran} and
          {Perl} development tools and many other languages.  {Source
          code} for the entire system is available.  Extensive on-line
          documentation.
       
          {Home (http://www.freebsd.org/)}.
       
          {(ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD)} or try your nearest
          {mirror site} listed at the home site or buy the {CD-ROM} from
          {Walnut Creek}.
       
          (1998-11-24)