Hey, hey now. Pentium Pro was only in the last millennium! ;-)

On 4/25/06, Bryan Murdock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On 4/24/06, Adam Findley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Richard Lyman wrote:
> > > Am I really going to get that much of a performance boost from
> > > switching over to a 686 based kernel, if I'm currently on a 386?
> > >
> > > Also, I've got extras like SHFS working on my current setup - won't I
> > > have to go back through all of that setup to get it all working if I
> > > switch?
> > >
> > > -Rich
> > If you are going to switch to a 686, I also recommend ArchLinux.  The
> > entire distro is compiled for the 686 processor.  Along with a bunch of
> > great features, and KISS mentality, this distro might be worth looking
> into.
>
> There are distributions that aren't all compiled for 686?  Why?  Are
> there really a lot of people that don't have at least pentium pro
> processors from like, 100 years ago?
>
> Bryan
>
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