[Cialug] stupid processor question

[Lee]

I believe that short of the 64bit class we are still in the 686 range. Not
sure what a 786 is but it also exists. A couple links are below. I believe
that PPro through current P4, Athlon CPUs are I686/786 (see below). There is
certainly some confusion about the current generation. But they are 686/x86
compatible.

Best resource I've found...
http://users.erols.com/chare/main.htm

This is old but gives an idea...
http://voidmain.kicks-ass.net/redhat/what_does_386_586_686_mean.html

A Linux specific resource although it would probably spark more questions...
http://tlug.up.ac.za/guides/lkcg/arch_i386.html

-----Original Message-----
From: cialug-admin@cialug.org [mailto:cialug-admin@cialug.org]On Behalf
Of Nathan C. Smith
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 2:32 PM
To: 'cialug@cialug.org'
Subject: [Cialug] stupid processor question




Do not pass go, do not collect $200, go directly to remedial computer
school.

Which processors fall within the classification of i686-class?

Does the PIII count?  Xeon?  Which AMD chips would count?  Athlon?

I'm sorry, I thought I had this straight, the more I read on this issue the
more confused I become.

Also, thanks to Dave for the great intro to CVS.  It really cleared up some
mysteries for me.

-Nate
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