In response to Mernoz Rostangi <[email protected]>: > Hi, > > I would like to know if the FreeBSD 8.0 IA64 can be used on 32bit cpu also ? > > If yes, what is the difference between IA64 and x86 versions ?
IA64 is a completely different architecture than x86. Think gasoline vs. diesel. x86 and IA64 are not compatible at all. If you were talking about amd64, that's a different story. Most newer CPUs are amd64. All amd64 CPUs can also run a 32bit x86 OS. Some x86 32bit CPUs are also amd64 compat. -- Bill Moran http://www.potentialtech.com http://people.collaborativefusion.com/~wmoran/ _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
