Re: [?] Why should Distros be called as i386 for a 32-bit PC, and as amd64 for a 64-bit PC, when Intel Core PCs are also 64bit systems

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Subject: Re: [?] Why should Distros be called as i386 for a 32-bit PC, and as amd64 for a 64-bit PC, when Intel Core PCs are also 64bit systems
From: John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2021 10:44:00 -0500
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The Wanderer wrote:
> It caught on, and became so successful that Intel abandoned its ia64
> approach and started making amd64 CPUs itself.

Which was unfortunate as the x86 architecture needed to die.
-- 
John Hasler 
jhasler@newsguy.com
Elmwood, WI USA

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