[newbie] re Terminology

[Paul]

>Just a quick question...Please don't kill me.
>
>What does i386, i486, i586 refer to?

These point to the intel (i) processors:

80 386
80 486
80 586 (pentium)
80 686 (pentium II)

Paul

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