P-IV is i386 or i686?

[Gustavo Seabra]

Matthew Miller wrote:

>On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 12:12:21AM +0530, Rajev Mhasawade wrote:
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>>while downloading i came across the terms i386 and i686.What is
>>P4,i686 or i386?Since download is quite heavy i dont want to take
>>chance.Plz tell me!
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>This should maybe go in the FAQ too. :) 
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Yes. The fact is that, for most people, it's not that intuitive. Maybe 
there could be an explanation (or a link to one) on the download page, 
that connects this "jargon" to the most commonly used P-XX, Celeron, 
etc. names.

>P4 is i686. The i386 packages, however, are also optimized for i386, so
>except in rare cases, it doesn't make much of a difference. The packages
>(like the kernel) where you have the option are usually those where it
>*does* make a difference, so when you have the choice, pick i686.
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