Re: AMD- XP

From: Michael (addymin_at_pacbell.net)
Date: 11/30/04

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To: "Conrad J. Sabatier" <conrads@cox.net>

    Conrad J. Sabatier wrote:

    > On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 20:25:23 -0800 (PST), j p <jayncali61@yahoo.com>
    > wrote:
    >
    >
    >>i have a AMD XP 2200 chip. what version of freebsd i need to download.
    >
    >
    > You want the i386 distribution. The Athlon XP is still only a 32-bit
    > processor, so the amd64 is unusable.
    >
    I'm thinking about installing 5.3 on box with an AMD Sempron 2800. I
    think (?) that the Sempron is based on a 64-bit core.

    So would I use the amd64 version?

    Mike
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