Re: kernel designations terminology confusion -- amd64 used for into quad core

2009-08-08 Thread David Southwell
> On Wed, 5 Aug 2009 14:14:49 +0100 > > David Southwell wrote: > > Hi every one > > > > My understanding is that one uses the amd64 for building a kernel for > > systems with Intel Quad Core processors. > > > > It is helpful when naming conventions follow a logical strand. I mean > > why does free

Re: kernel designations terminology confusion -- amd64 used for into quad core

2009-08-06 Thread Erich Dollansky
Hi, On 06 August 2009 pm 19:07:12 Erik Trulsson wrote: > On Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 05:18:09PM +0800, Erich Dollansky wrote: > > On 06 August 2009 pm 16:40:41 Mark Stapper wrote: > > > Erich Dollansky wrote: > > > > IA 64? Wans't this once - or still is - the term used for > > > > the Itanium? > > >

Re: kernel designations terminology confusion -- amd64 used for into quad core

2009-08-06 Thread RW
On Wed, 5 Aug 2009 14:14:49 +0100 David Southwell wrote: > Hi every one > > My understanding is that one uses the amd64 for building a kernel for > systems with Intel Quad Core processors. > > It is helpful when naming conventions follow a logical strand. I mean > why does freebsd use a single

Re: kernel designations terminology confusion -- amd64 used for into quad core

2009-08-06 Thread Erik Trulsson
On Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 05:18:09PM +0800, Erich Dollansky wrote: > Hi, > > On 06 August 2009 pm 16:40:41 Mark Stapper wrote: > > Erich Dollansky wrote: > > > > > IA 64? Wans't this once - or still is - the term used for the > > > Itanium? > > > > The one that didn't stick... indeed. > > do they r

Re: kernel designations terminology confusion -- amd64 used for into quad core

2009-08-06 Thread Erich Dollansky
Hi, On 06 August 2009 pm 16:40:41 Mark Stapper wrote: > Erich Dollansky wrote: > > > IA 64? Wans't this once - or still is - the term used for the > > Itanium? > > The one that didn't stick... indeed. do they really sell machines with this CPU in numbers? I have not seen one in the wild. > > > Y

Re: kernel designations terminology confusion -- amd64 used for into quad core

2009-08-06 Thread Mark Stapper
Erich Dollansky wrote: > Because people using them, new what they were doing. > And probably didn't care... > IA 64? Wans't this once - or still is - the term used for the > Itanium? > The one that didn't stick... indeed. > Yes, also Intel can fail. Intel also failed with their first 32 > b

Re: kernel designations terminology confusion -- amd64 used for into quad core

2009-08-06 Thread Erich Dollansky
Hi, On 06 August 2009 pm 14:35:40 Mark Stapper wrote: > Mel Flynn wrote: > > On Wednesday 05 August 2009 05:27:55 Erik Trulsson wrote: > >> The amd64 architecture is called that because it was AMD who > >> invented and created it and was for a while the only one > > Now I come to think of it, isn'

Re: kernel designations terminology confusion -- amd64 used for into quad core

2009-08-06 Thread Mark Stapper
per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: > Mark Stapper wrote: > >> ... PowerPC is dead ... >> Well yes (lousy excuse coming up!) I meant in the PC/Mac world... ;-) signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: kernel designations terminology confusion -- amd64 used for into quad core

2009-08-06 Thread perryh
Mark Stapper wrote: > ... PowerPC is dead ... I suspect both IBM and Freescale would beg to differ :) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-qu

Re: kernel designations terminology confusion -- amd64 used for into quad core

2009-08-05 Thread Mark Stapper
Mel Flynn wrote: > On Wednesday 05 August 2009 05:27:55 Erik Trulsson wrote: > > >> The amd64 architecture is called that because it was AMD who invented and >> created it and was for a while the only one using it and since AMD named >> the architecture AMD64 that was the name FreeBSD used too.

Re: kernel designations terminology confusion -- amd64 used for into quad core

2009-08-05 Thread Mel Flynn
On Wednesday 05 August 2009 05:27:55 Erik Trulsson wrote: > The amd64 architecture is called that because it was AMD who invented and > created it and was for a while the only one using it and since AMD named > the architecture AMD64 that was the name FreeBSD used too. Later Intel > also started

Re: kernel designations terminology confusion -- amd64 used for into quad core

2009-08-05 Thread Mark Stapper
David Southwell wrote: >> David Southwell wrote: >> >>> Hi every one >>> >>> My understanding is that one uses the amd64 for building a kernel for >>> systems with Intel Quad Core processors. >>> >>> It is helpful when naming conventions follow a logical strand. I mean why >>> does freebsd use

Re: kernel designations terminology confusion -- amd64 used for into quad core

2009-08-05 Thread David Southwell
> On Wed, Aug 05, 2009 at 02:14:49PM +0100, David Southwell wrote: > > Hi every one > > > > My understanding is that one uses the amd64 for building a kernel for > > systems with Intel Quad Core processors. > > That depends on if you installed the amd64 version of FreeBSD or the i386 > version. Th

Re: kernel designations terminology confusion -- amd64 used for into quad core

2009-08-05 Thread Mark Stapper
David Southwell wrote: > Hi every one > > My understanding is that one uses the amd64 for building a kernel for systems > with Intel Quad Core processors. > > It is helpful when naming conventions follow a logical strand. I mean why > does > freebsd use a single manufacturer's name to represent

Re: kernel designations terminology confusion -- amd64 used for into quad core

2009-08-05 Thread Jonathan McKeown
On Wednesday 05 August 2009 15:14:49 David Southwell wrote: > Hi every one > > My understanding is that one uses the amd64 for building a kernel for > systems with Intel Quad Core processors. > > It is helpful when naming conventions follow a logical strand. I mean why > does freebsd use a single m

Re: kernel designations terminology confusion -- amd64 used for into quad core

2009-08-05 Thread Erik Trulsson
On Wed, Aug 05, 2009 at 02:14:49PM +0100, David Southwell wrote: > Hi every one > > My understanding is that one uses the amd64 for building a kernel for systems > with Intel Quad Core processors. That depends on if you installed the amd64 version of FreeBSD or the i386 version. The kernel shou

kernel designations terminology confusion -- amd64 used for into quad core

2009-08-05 Thread David Southwell
Hi every one My understanding is that one uses the amd64 for building a kernel for systems with Intel Quad Core processors. It is helpful when naming conventions follow a logical strand. I mean why does freebsd use a single manufacturer's name to represent a genre? David ___