Re: abispell: i386 vs. ppc

From: Alessandro Baretta (alex@baretta.com)
Date: Thu Jul 11 2002 - 17:46:09 EDT

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    Zsigri Gyula wrote:
    > You can download two zipped versions of each abispell
    > pack from
    > http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/abiword/ ,
    > an i386 version and a ppc version. What is the
    > difference? What do i386 and ppc stand for?

    They indicate two different computer architectures: i386
    indicates Intel 386 and subsequent processors (i486 and
    Pentium/Pro/MMX/II/III/4), as well as compatible processors
    from AMD, Cyrix, VIA and others. PPC stands for PowerPC, a
    more recent computer architecture devised by IBM, Motorola
    and Apple, and used mostly, but not exclusively, on Apple
    iMacs, PowerMacs and PowerBooks.

    If you have a Windows compatible PC then you are using an
    x86 computer and must download the i386 files. If you have a
    PowerMac or ther PowerPC computer, then you must download
    the PPC files.

    I hope you will find this information useful.

    Alex

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