[NTLUG:Discuss] Is a AMD Athelon 2400 a i586 or i686?

[jpmiller@quorumhost.com]

Quoting Kipton Moravec <kip at kdream.com>:

> It seems like I have lost track of the dividing line of what is a i586 or
> i686
> from a linux package frame of reference.
>
> Since a Athelon 2400 is relatively new, I am guessing it is a i686.  Where is
> the line between i586 and i686?
>
> Kip
>
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Believe k5 are considered to be 586. k6 and higher are considered 686.  I've
even seen athlon's referred to as 786 along with pentium 4s.

here's a reference: http://users.erols.com/chare/main.htm

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