> On Tue, 2001-10-16 at 16:45, Charles wrote:
> > I'm totally newbie in linux.
> > �What's the meaning of i386, i586, i686, scr? I want to download rpm
> > files, but the extensions of the files that i found for the same program
> > were .i386.rpm, .i686.rpm, .scr.rpm
>
> Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote on Mon, 27 Aug 2001 01:28:21 -0700:
>
> i386 = intel 80386 and compatible.
> i486 = intel 80486 and compatible.
> i586 = anything built on intel Pentium technology, including Pentium MMX.
> i686 = anything built on intel Pentium Pro technology, including Pentium
> II/III and Celeron.

So what about PowerPC?

--Matt

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