On Fri, Apr 25, 2003 at 05:06:00PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > If we really want to split i386 in 'compatible' and 'fast', the i686 border > makes sense because users who care about speed probably bought the machine > during the last two years and those should be i686 compatible.
i686 has been common for 6 years now (1997 P2/K6), so its hardly just in the past two years. ;) I agree the split should be at the i686 border assuming this doesn't harm athlon systems. Release Dates (i686+) --------------------- Pentium Pro - Nov 1995 Pentium II - Feb 1997 Pentium III - Feb 1999 Pentium IV - Nov 2000 K6 - Apr 1997 Athlon - Aug 1999 Chris
