Re: Blue Lightning DX2/66

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From: John Malone
Date: Sun, 07 May 2000 00:00

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In article <4at8hs81ll519hutc5slaningscnqd1ecq@4ax.com>, Stuart Baldwin
<stuart@boxatrix.demon.co.uk> writes
>
>Interesting what you say about the 386 instructions, I hadn't realised
>that.  Not that it makes much difference as far as I can see as the
>processor-optimised Linux distributions I've heard about seem to be
>optimised for Pentiums (e.g. Mandrake?).

After you install Linux you can always compile your own kernel which has
a processor setting to optimise for whatever you have.

This could take a long time on your processor.
A kernel compile on my AMD K6/2 166 gives me time to brew and drink a
coffee.

-- 
john@malone1.demon.co.uk                        | Lurk and Learn

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