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Subject: Re: What means 'architecture'?
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Piet Slaghekke wrote:
> Hello,
> When downloading freebsd I am asked what architecture.  What does this mean and how do I determine this?
> 

Choose a proper subject when asking question.

I think only two architectures are supported for the stable 4.x releases:
i386 (the 'regular' PC type) and Alpha workstations.

See, f.ex. the handbook:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-start.html

Rob.