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[Benny Hult <benny@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 02/25/2011 09:12 PM, Jean-Pierre Vidal Piesset wrote:
> Well, at least 10.04 runs well on it... don't know if there's any 
> project to compile kernels for old cpus...
>
> 2011/2/25 PYROcomp <rexmollc@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:rexmollc@xxxxxxxxx>>
>
>     <qoute>- You don't have to throw away your old machine, since it
>     will revamp a machine starting from a P2* and above giving you a
>     full and ready to use desktop in your own language.
>     </quote>
>
>     Does the 11.04 edition in fact run on P2s?   As I understand it
>     support for old CPUs was dropped from the latest kernels...
>
>
>     Regards,
>     REXMO
>
>
>
>
> --
> jpxsat
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Pentium II and PRO (plus Celeron ;) are i686 (P6 microarchitecture).
Pentium (MMX) is a i586. Which is still supported by 10.04 for 5 years, 
or is it now 4 years left ;)

AMD K6-(II/III) are i586, Duron and Athlon are  i686.