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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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