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Date:      Fri, 6 Jun 2008 17:13:16 -0400
From:      Sean Cavanaugh <millenia2000@hotmail.com>
To:        <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: appropriate 64 bit version?
Message-ID:  <BAY126-W1142DEF0A0B833798634EACAB70@phx.gbl>
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> The version is called amd64 because AMD published their spec first. (FYI)
> 


the thing I have actually wondered is why i386 and amd64 are used as the naming convention instead of x86 and x86-64 or x64

-Sean
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