breakthru, maybe....

[Gary Kline]

On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 02:09:50PM +0200, Ross Cameron wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 6:00 AM, Gary Kline <kline at thought.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 04:44:42PM -0700, Kurt Buff wrote:
> > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 16:08, Gary Kline <kline at thought.org> wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:02:37PM +0100, Polytropon wrote:
> > > >> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:48:46 -0700, Gary Kline <kline at thought.org>
> > wrote:
> > > >> >     so: what is the URL to download the 8.0-PRE freebsd....?
> > > >>
> > > >> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/
> > > >> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/
> > > >
> > > >        wait, i thought the duo core is 64bits.  still 32?
> > >
> > > This:
> > >
> > > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/
> > >
> > > is indeed 64bit.
> >
> >
> >
> >         Yes! but i bought the *Intel* 2-duo-core or whatever; not the
> >        AMD (aDvanced micro Devices) chip.  Are these both bit by bit
> >        == ??  i mean, exactly--software-wise, the same??
> >
> >        thanks.
> >
> >        gary
> >
> >        ps i knew the amd was an intel clone on the 32-bit level; not
> >        sure about the 64-bit chips... .
> >
> 
> Intel licensed the AMD64 instruction set and they call it Intel 64 in their
> chips.
>     Most free UNIX-like systems call the x86_64 releases AMD64 because thats
> the correct name for the instruction set.


	Well, I was just a bit behind the times; like four or five
	years.  But thanks to several wiki articles, that's resolved.
	Nutshell is that I just finished burning the bootonly.iso.  
	Now, if the power holds and I get the 8.0-RC2 running on the
	Dell, there's hope.

	And for my next trick: I'm ordering a UPS.  It is only for the
	DNS server and firefall (pfSense).  I'll either refurb the 
	current computer or buy a newer 32-bit for the firewall.  I'd 
	like suggestions on which UPS to buy.  Figuring the Dell Duo 
	and a standard Intel box, would 250w be a good enough SWAG?

	gary


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