On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 6:00 AM, Gary Kline <kl...@thought.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 04:44:42PM -0700, Kurt Buff wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 16:08, Gary Kline <kl...@thought.org> wrote: > > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:02:37PM +0100, Polytropon wrote: > > >> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:48:46 -0700, Gary Kline <kl...@thought.org> > wrote: > > >> > so: what is the URL to download the 8.0-PRE freebsd....? > > >> > > >> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/ > > >> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/ > > > > > > wait, i thought the duo core is 64bits. still 32? > > > > This: > > > > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/ > > > > is indeed 64bit. > > > > Yes! but i bought the *Intel* 2-duo-core or whatever; not the > AMD (aDvanced micro Devices) chip. Are these both bit by bit > == ?? i mean, exactly--software-wise, the same?? > > thanks. > > gary > > ps i knew the amd was an intel clone on the 32-bit level; not > sure about the 64-bit chips... . > Intel licensed the AMD64 instruction set and they call it Intel 64 in their chips. Most free UNIX-like systems call the x86_64 releases AMD64 because thats the correct name for the instruction set. -- "Opportunity is most often missed by people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." Thomas Alva Edison Inventor of 1093 patents, including: The light bulb, phonogram and motion pictures. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"