General Question

[Per olof Ljungmark]

M. Cummins wrote:
> Hi. Sorry about the HTML formatted email.
> 
> I'm extremely interested in installation of a FreeBSD build on a Dell Dimension XPS P133s 133 MHz / 16 MB RAM, with a S3 Trio 64+ PCI (765) and D-Link DFE 530-TX PCI adapter. I've noted the HCL for version 5 (or maybe it was 6?) but I figure I would do better to simply ask - what version do I need to run with my current hardware, and what is the highest version I can run on the machine that I plan to install on? Before you get too far on the reply, please also consider that I primarily want to use the computer for a webserver (for my LAN) in console mode (I doubt a GUI is a good idea considering the hardware I'm using.
> 
> Oh, and sorry if this is inapproprite, but I have no experience with UNIX and really need to learn it. I figured FreeBSD was my best shot at it, based on what I've seen. I've been looking at 2.2.8 and it seems to be a decent choice, but I do consider that you probably know more about this than I do.

We've all been there.
Why don't you start with something like
http://www.google.se/search?num=100&hl=en&q=freebsd+%22minimum+requirements%22+install+site%3Afreebsd.org&btnG=Search
to see what others did and experienced