Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 16:05:57 -0400 From: Mehmet Erol Sanliturk <m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com> To: Ergosky <powergo13@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: processor concern Message-ID: <a333b2be0907061305s2a6e7714hd22f8e45ce3d81cb@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <BAY121-DS329F49F10FFE4DB9FE4C6BA2B0@phx.gbl> References: <BAY121-DS329F49F10FFE4DB9FE4C6BA2B0@phx.gbl>
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On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Ergosky <powergo13@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi. I want to download and start using FreeBSD but I've investigated about > the differences between the processors architecture. My processor has a i686 > architecture but there just seems to be a i386 full-arquitecture supported > by the OS. I want to know if there's a distribution optimized for my > processor's architecture to take full advantage of it's performance. Thanks > in advance for your response. > _______________________________________________ > <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Acronym i386 is used for Intel processors and their equivalents ( for example , AMD ) in 32 bits mode . Acronym amd64 is used for Intel processors and their equivalents ( for example , AMD ) in 64 bits mode . Therefore , please check exact model of your processor whether it can use 64 bits mode or not . Then you may select a suitable distribution . More detailed information may be found in release notes for distributions . Thank you very much . Mehmet Erol Sanliturk
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