Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:43:39 +0000 (UTC) From: Gavin Atkinson <gavin@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r41245 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq Message-ID: <201303161543.r2GFhd3q009009@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: gavin Date: Sat Mar 16 15:43:39 2013 New Revision: 41245 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/41245 Log: Mention "x64" as another name for amd64, as used by Windows. Use better wording overall. Suggested by: jhb Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Sat Mar 16 14:02:01 2013 (r41244) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Sat Mar 16 15:43:39 2013 (r41245) @@ -1092,9 +1092,8 @@ <answer> <para>&arch.amd64; is the term &os; uses for 64-bit - compatible x86 architectures, sometimes referred to - as <quote>x86-64</quote> by other operating systems. - Most modern computers + compatible x86 architectures (also known as "x86-64" + or "x64"). Most modern computers should use &arch.amd64;. Older hardware should use &arch.i386;. If you are installing on a non-x86-compatible architecture select the platform
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