Re: appropriate 64 bit version?

2008-06-06 Thread Bill Moran
Justin Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I have just purchased a new Dell Server, to run with Plesk. I have just moved from an Apple XServe and seeing that OS X derived from FreeBSD, I felt that it was the best choice to start with. My only dilemma is, I am wanting to run the system

RE: appropriate 64 bit version?

2008-06-06 Thread Sean Cavanaugh
The version is called amd64 because AMD published their spec first. (FYI) the thing I have actually wondered is why i386 and amd64 are used as the naming convention instead of x86 and x86-64 or x64 -Sean ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing

Re: appropriate 64 bit version?

2008-06-06 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Fri, Jun 06, 2008 at 05:13:16PM -0400, Sean Cavanaugh wrote: The version is called amd64 because AMD published their spec first. (FYI) the thing I have actually wondered is why i386 and amd64 are used as the naming convention instead of x86 and x86-64 or x64 Just because