Re: AMD k6 cosmetic problems
Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Sat, 11 Oct 1997 18:37:17 +0100 (BST)
> The official name for the architecture is ia32. The next
> architecture is ia64. It would be strange to have i386 or
> x86 paired up with ia64. Linux ought to use the official
> name to avoid that problem.
Its never that simple. If ia64 or ia32 is a trademark of Intel for example
then using it to describe a non intel equivalent CPU would be incorrect...
Alan