Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 17:32:20 -0800 (PST) From: Linh Pham <question+freebsdpr@closedsrc.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/63325: handbook/introduction - added AMD64 and Itanium to processor/platform references Message-ID: <20040225013220.0002A45058@q.closedsrc.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200402250140.i1P1eAiC067818@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 63325
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: handbook/introduction - added AMD64 and Itanium to processor/platform references
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: update
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Tue Feb 24 17:40:09 PST 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Linh Pham
>Release: FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD q.internal.closedsrc.org 5.2.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE #0: Mon Feb 23 22:19:33 PST 2004 root@q.internal.closedsrc.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386
>Description:
Added references to Itanium and AMD64 to the "Welcome to FreeBSD" paragraph
as well as to the platforms that FreeBSD is 64-bits on. Not sure if PowerPC
should be listed or not.
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
--- doc-handbook-introduction_chapter.sgml.diff begins here ---
--- chapter.sgml Fri Sep 5 15:18:12 2003
+++ chapter.sgml.new Tue Feb 24 17:20:38 2004
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
<indexterm><primary>4.4BSD-Lite</primary></indexterm>
<para>FreeBSD is a 4.4BSD-Lite based operating system for
- Intel (x86), DEC <trademark>Alpha</trademark>, and Sun
+ Intel (x86 and &itanium;), AMD64, DEC <trademark>Alpha</trademark>, Sun
&ultrasparc; computers. Ports to other
architectures are also underway.
You can also
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>FreeBSD is a <emphasis>32-bit</emphasis> operating
- system (<emphasis>64-bit</emphasis> on the Alpha and &ultrasparc;) and was
+ system (<emphasis>64-bit</emphasis> on the Alpha, &itanium;, AMD64, and &ultrasparc;) and was
designed as such from the ground up.</para>
</listitem>
--- doc-handbook-introduction_chapter.sgml.diff ends here ---
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