On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, you wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, John Aldrich wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, you wrote:
> > >
> > > If you hadn't noticed, Mandrake is optimized for i586 architecture. It's
> > > not supposed to be run on 486's. However, put Redhat or one of the
> > > mini-router distribs on it and I wouldn't be surprised if it would run
> > > like a champ.
> > >
> > Umm..Mandrake 5.3 was NOT optimized for i586. :-)
> > John
>
> Care to put your money where your mouth is ;-) heh how'd i know you'd say
> that..
> They've been using pgcc to "Optimize" from thge very begining
>
> let me explain the/a difference between 5.x and 6.x
> the 5.x series is "Optimized" for i586
> the 6.x series is "Compiled" for i586
>
> Optimized means what it sounds like, if we can use it do if not oh well.
>
> "Compiled for" means if it's not i586 compatible, we're not responsable
> when/if it bursts into flames.
>
Whoops. That's what I meant to say. :-) What I MEANT to say
was that 5.x works just fine with 486 versions and does NOT
require the 586+ processor. :-)
Thanks for the correction, Axalon!
John
