Re: WAIT!! STOP!! Re: [expert] DON'T USE --ignorearch!!!

[george . jones]

It should be. i686 architecture began with the PPro and continued on until
the P3. The K6-2 is of that generation of processors.




Ken Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@linux-mandrake.com on 03/28/2001 11:59:33 AM

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On Wednesday 28 March 2001 07:25 am, you wrote:
> ummmmm.... The K6 should be recognized as an i686. The Pentium 60-233mmx,
> Cyrix 6x86/MX, and AMD K5 were all i586 type processors. The PPro
150-200,
> P2/3, and K6/6-2 would be considered i686.

My AMD K6-2 450 is NOT recognized as  i686 by makdrake.
On the other hand, my intel PII 400 is, go figure...

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