From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 29 12:10:11 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D95791065676 for ; Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:10:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from abalour@gmail.com) Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com (fg-out-1718.google.com [72.14.220.154]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6605C8FC1C for ; Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:10:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id 16so2074234fgg.13 for ; Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:10:10 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:reply-to:in-reply-to :references:from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=k/EZ4r+7ZquG6lMM/Dv3vI2++4Yg6dGLAnwNJOzebMY=; b=bxzZXfVk6CLJGMPlkt6wtEVF14JcrpqidZHSzCRKS/ewE8qrlVUA6rG0ThqupMGuCI PXmNOq86zQMHABl+HVtRbw+QvS1PoQtPQe+Ibwe/yqIMnfSqnUE3wiOMTexPeYyyYZSd yV00rFLcESyukd/it2G0/ydaZsMJqeCXwROS4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:reply-to:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc:content-type; b=pMuqgAOehwLZr3e/a+rZ0wnESS2itqHwaKFWdrRBNRKUgu4uf+A3jNa2BZcF3TP2tB 9nNYZABff/NdQ+/GbOj5WTEhBXLk2T5CCCkr2UqyaXVhWVjWJaeMwdxSUkH7LhTLgmW8 Uu9uct2cNJ6tSIc1d8W7YWB3vlQNMvxUxVztM= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.86.103.26 with SMTP id a26mr52603fgc.40.1256818210116; Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:10:10 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20091029040056.GA69298@thought.org> References: <20091028214842.GA68070@thought.org> <20091028230237.6bc97ffd.freebsd@edvax.de> <20091028230801.GC68365@thought.org> <20091029040056.GA69298@thought.org> From: Ross Cameron Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:09:50 +0200 Message-ID: <35f70db10910290509v112e9f41y8d3228d7af6a1358@mail.gmail.com> To: Gary Kline Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Kurt Buff , FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: breakthru, maybe.... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: ross.cameron@linuxpro.co.za List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:10:11 -0000 On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 6:00 AM, Gary Kline wrote: > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 04:44:42PM -0700, Kurt Buff wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 16:08, Gary Kline wrote: > > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:02:37PM +0100, Polytropon wrote: > > >> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:48:46 -0700, Gary Kline > wrote: > > >> > so: what is the URL to download the 8.0-PRE freebsd....? > > >> > > >> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/ > > >> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/ > > > > > > wait, i thought the duo core is 64bits. still 32? > > > > This: > > > > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/ > > > > is indeed 64bit. > > > > Yes! but i bought the *Intel* 2-duo-core or whatever; not the > AMD (aDvanced micro Devices) chip. Are these both bit by bit > == ?? i mean, exactly--software-wise, the same?? > > thanks. > > gary > > ps i knew the amd was an intel clone on the 32-bit level; not > sure about the 64-bit chips... . > Intel licensed the AMD64 instruction set and they call it Intel 64 in their chips. Most free UNIX-like systems call the x86_64 releases AMD64 because thats the correct name for the instruction set. -- "Opportunity is most often missed by people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." Thomas Alva Edison Inventor of 1093 patents, including: The light bulb, phonogram and motion pictures.