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On Saturday 23 July 2011 16:11:20 Mick did opine thusly: |
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> > So, if I choose the amd64 iso and Stage 3, it doesn't have to be |
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> > on an AMD machine? |
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> Correct, you will use this iso (or systemrescueCD or Knoppix) and a |
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> Staqe 3 equivalent to build a system on an Intel 64bit CPU. |
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Just to flesh it out a bit more: |
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The name amd64 came about because it's the 64 bit instruction set that |
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AMD designed for their 64-bit chips. There was an earlier 64 bit cpu |
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from Intel, but we don't talk about it anymore (and it has nothing to |
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do with this topic). |
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Anyway, the name is a nod to the company that designed it, and has |
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nothing to do with the manufacturer of your CPU. Intel later had to |
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eat humble pie and implement AMD's design just to stay relevant in the |
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market, that's why 64 bit Intel chips run on an architecture that |
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Gentoo calls amd64. |
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The 32 bit design is called x86 because that was the general name in |
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use for 20+ years prior. Most other distros call the amd64 design by |
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the name x86_64 or similar, Gentoo is the most visible exception. |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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