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Old 07-25-2003, 02:39 PM   #1 (permalink)
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PPC vs i586
i used to know the difference but i forgot...

isn't i586 for pentiums or something?

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Old 07-25-2003, 03:02 PM   #2 (permalink)
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PPC is for macs, i586 is for x86 based hardware (first generation pentium or newer).

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Old 07-30-2003, 05:23 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Just to add a wee bit onto what ed said PPC includes IBM RISC hardware.
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