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: Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:46:29 -0500
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Reply-to: jhasler@newsguy.com (John Hasler)
In-reply-to: <[🔎] 9e6f47ba-85af-11eb-9b6a-00163eeb5320@msgid.mathom.us> (Michael Stone's message of "Mon, 15 Mar 2021 13:17:29 -0400")
References: <[🔎] 9e6617b8-859f-11eb-9b6a-00163eeb5320@msgid.mathom.us> <[🔎] 87y2eonypf.fsf@dhh.gt.org> <[🔎] 9e6f47ba-85af-11eb-9b6a-00163eeb5320@msgid.mathom.us>

I guess I misremembered.  After the merger they certainly *acted* as if
Compaq management was in charge.
-- 
John Hasler 
jhasler@newsguy.com
Elmwood, WI USA

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- 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: Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org>
- 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>
- 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: Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org>