On 2006-02-23, Justin Guerin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> It gives the information -- but not in a dumbed-down enough format for >> me. For example, nowhere on that page is the word "Xeon" mentioned, >> so if I bought a Xeon computer, for example, I wouldn't know from that >> page alone to install AMD64. > > You're right, but in the case of Xeon, it's because Intel makes both 32 bit > and 64 bit (EM64T) Xeon branded CPUs.
I didn't know that! > I don't know if that situation > exists with other processors, but I wouldn't be surprised. Well, I know that an "Athlon" used to be 32-bit, so I figured out that an "Athlon 64" would be 64-bit, but obviously they're not all so straightforward. > It sounds like what you want is something that says "Intel PIII processors > use the i386 port" ... etc. I don't know if that exists, but I agree it > would be a good resource. Perhaps someone could put up a page on > wiki.debian.org? That would be very useful. I'm not stupid (of course I would say that) -- I'm just not very interested in hardware or knowledgeable about it. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]