Re: TOT Re: Optimizing potato

2001-07-24 Thread Victor
Andrew Dixon [debian-user] <23/07/01 11:58 -0400>: > Victor wrote: > > > > 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 fami

Re: TOT Re: Optimizing potato

2001-07-23 Thread Jimmy Richards
Hi Andy, Take a look at this web. It may help answer your question. http://www.x86.org/articles/computalk/help.htm Cheers, Jim Richards You have a cough? Go home tonight, eat a whole box of Ex-Lax, tomorrow you'll be afraid to cough. --Pearl Williams

TOT Re: Optimizing potato

2001-07-23 Thread Andrew Dixon
Victor wrote: 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