Re: 32/64 bit ... downloading install images

2014-10-05 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 04 oct 14, 22:49:32, John Hasler wrote: > > The "Getting Debian" page refers specifically to "64 bit PC" and "32 bit > PC" but I suppose clarification of exactly what "AMD64" means could be > added. File a bug. With a patch. These wordings were specifically chosen because many people wou

Re: 32/64 bit ... downloading install images

2014-10-04 Thread John Hasler
Chris Bannister writes: > A MAC is still a PC. PC is short for Personal Computer. Yes. Unfortunately, in common parlance a "peecee" is a desktop computer running Microsoft Windows. As in "Do you have a peecee?" "No. I have a Mac." The "Getting Debian" page refers specifically to "64 bit PC" a

Re: 32/64 bit ... downloading install images

2014-10-04 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sat, Oct 04, 2014 at 04:22:21PM -0400, Doug wrote: > On 10/04/2014 11:25 AM, John Hasler wrote: > > Harry Putnam writes: > >> So the unwary reader is led to believe that amd means an architecture > >> different from `pc'. > > > > "pc" doesn't mean an architecture. > > > This is probably not mu

Re: 32/64 bit ... downloading install images

2014-10-04 Thread Doug
On 10/04/2014 11:25 AM, John Hasler wrote: > Harry Putnam writes: >> So the unwary reader is led to believe that amd means an architecture >> different from `pc'. > > "pc" doesn't mean an architecture. > This is probably not much help to the person who provoked the question. "PC" normally means

Re: 32/64 bit ... downloading install images

2014-10-04 Thread Ric Moore
On 10/04/2014 11:12 AM, Harry Putnam wrote: Andrei POPESCU writes: My machine has nothing to do with amd Well, AMD created the x86-64 architecture we are all using (Intel's IA-64 never became really popular), so actually it does ;) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amd64 That is interesting. I

Re: 32/64 bit ... downloading install images

2014-10-04 Thread Curt
On 2014-10-04, Harry Putnam wrote: > > So the unwary reader is led to believe that amd means an architecture > different from `pc'. PC stands for Personal Computer. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@li

Re: 32/64 bit ... downloading install images

2014-10-04 Thread John Hasler
Harry Putnam writes: > So the unwary reader is led to believe that amd means an architecture > different from `pc'. "pc" doesn't mean an architecture. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubs

Re: 32/64 bit ... downloading install images

2014-10-04 Thread Harry Putnam
Andrei POPESCU writes: >> My machine has nothing to do with amd > > Well, AMD created the x86-64 architecture we are all using (Intel's > IA-64 never became really popular), so actually it does ;) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amd64 That is interesting. I would not have guessed at that fact

Re: 32/64 bit ... downloading install images

2014-10-04 Thread Brian
On Sat 04 Oct 2014 at 09:47:46 -0400, Harry Putnam wrote: > I want to download a jessie weekly build for 64 bit PC. > > What is the appropriate architecture on the downloads? > > My machine has nothing to do with amd but that is the only thing > listed as 64 bit on the pages including jessie or

Re: 32/64 bit ... downloading install images

2014-10-04 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 04 oct 14, 09:47:46, Harry Putnam wrote: > I want to download a jessie weekly build for 64 bit PC. > > What is the appropriate architecture on the downloads? > > My machine has nothing to do with amd Well, AMD created the x86-64 architecture we are all using (Intel's IA-64 never became

Re: 32/64 bit ... downloading install images

2014-10-04 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Saturday 04 October 2014 14:47:46 Harry Putnam wrote: > is > amd64 what I should download for a 64 bit PC? Yes. Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.