Andrew Dixon [debian-user] <23/07/01 11:58 -0400>: > Victor wrote: > > <snip> > > This because the precompiled packages are > > prepared for a generic i386 while I have an i686 processor. > > > > > This is totally off topic but I was just wondering. . . > > What is an i686. i586 is the generic family of processors that the > Pentium belongs to if IIRC but I didn't realize that there was another > processor family beyond that. > > just curious as to what i686 signifies. >
Hi Andy, I meant to say that I have a Pentium III 700 Mhz that usually is referred to as 686 in many linux documents. Ciao Vittorio
