Re: LINUX ON x86 DX or x86 SX

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From: nordi
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 14:51

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Beau Deen wrote:
> 
> I have been told that linux won't run on a 486 SX because it has no FPU, but
> will run on a 486 DX which has an FPU.  Is there any truth to what I have
> been told?
> Beau

On the box of my SuSE 7.0 it explecitely says that you NEED a
coprocessor.
Maybe some of the _older_ versions run without it, but the newer distros
seem to require it.

nordi

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