"Michael C. Robinson" <[email protected]> writes: > I'm trying to upgrade from a Pentium 4 3.06 ghz system to a Quad Core AMD > Phenom system. I'm upgrading from Fedora 12 i686 to Fedora 13 x86_64. > Okay, is there a way to support legacy software such as: Dirk Dashing Secret > Agent, Rick Rocket, Eschalon Book I, Eschalon Book II, Dungeons of Daggorath > libc5 port, Micropolis, etcetera?
Yes. If they are statically linked they should just work. If they dynamically load libraries you will need to install the appropriate i386 packages to support them. (I don't know about libc5 package availability though) > I'm running 2 2G DDR3 memory sticks operating at 1066 mhz, will getting > faster memory, 1333 mhz, make a significant difference? Probably not more than $20 or so worth of difference, I predict, for most users. It doesn't make much practical difference because memory performance is usually not the root cause of desktop performance issues these days. > Anyone have experience with the overclocking features of the MSI > motherboard? > > There is a way to run 32 bit software on a 64 bit platform??? It does natively, and the upstream kernel ships with 32-bit compatibility, so it should "just work" for you. 'yum install libfoo.i386' will do the IA-32 version of a package, if it is available. > BTW: Where can I grab wine from? The local bottle shop should carry a fine selection of ... *ahem* ;) I used to use RPMForge, but I can't speak for them in the last few years. Upstream have recommendations though: http://www.winehq.org/site/download Daniel -- ✣ Daniel Pittman ✉ [email protected] ☎ +61 401 155 707 ♽ made with 100 percent post-consumer electrons _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
