I heard that i586-optimized code still runs on i486. The only difference
is that it is slower. Is that true ?
If not, what do I need to do to install Mdk8 on an i486 ? I presume that
there would be more of us that would really welcome this, so what do *we*
need to do to install Mdk8 on an i486 ? [ I only care whether Mdk8 *runs*
on i486, I don't care whether it is *optimized* for i486. ]
Thanks,
Jan
On 7 Mar 2001, Guillaume Cottenceau wrote:
> Jan Vicherek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Thanks Michel for mentioning it -- I have here a couple of i486, and an
> > i486SX -- I could really use Mdk8 compiled for i486 ! I plan to use only
> > one distribution for all the computers here, so I really hope that Mdk8
> > will offer i486 compatibility !
> >
> > Who in Mandrake has this under their belt ? Are they on this list ? Can
> > they answer whether Mdk8 will run (albeit not optimised) on i486 ?
>
> We have decided to drop the support for i486 when releasing
> Linux-Mandrake-7.1.
>
> Thus the freshest LM running on i486 is 7.0, as you can verify here:
>
> http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftp.php3
>
> Of course, this is due to the balance between resources-cost and
> targetted-public-equipement. (other ports do enter the competition, as you
> can see on the given link).
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