i686 does not mean it is 64 bit. The x86 processors are running with an i386, i686 processors. i386 is needed for older types like power pc. If I remember correctly even Ubuntu is changing from i386 to i686 in Maverik Meerkat.
Janosch Am 11.06.2010 01:00, schrieb Peter C. Ndikuwera: > On 10 June 2010 16:35, brian muhumuza <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > You should only be worried about i686 if your workstation processor > is below pentium II. But i'm quite sure pentium II disappeared > around 2001. > > Really? Unless I misunderstand the point you're making, Pentium 3's, as > well as older Pentium 4's & Xeon's were all 32-bit x86 processors. > 64-bit was only supported starting with next-gen Pentium 4, Xeon, > Celeron D, Dual Core as well as the newer Core i[3,5,7], Core 2 Duo, > Atom, etc, etc. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/64-bit. > > Since I personally have a couple of older Celeron's & P4's lying around, > 32bit is definitely still important. > > P. > > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > -- Janosch Maier <[email protected]> -- http://phynformatik.de This E-Mais is signed via GnuPG <http://gnupg.org/>. My public key: 0xEB21B1DE
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