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2. Understanding i386 and Other Computer Architectures
The Fedora Project provides versions of Fedora Core for PCs, and also for a range
of other machines that are based on different technologies. Each
version of Fedora Core is built for computers that are based on a
specific architecture. All 32-bit PCs are
based on the i386 architecture. You may
also install versions of Fedora Core on computers that are based on
x86_64 or ppc
technology. The architectures are explained below:
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i386
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Intel x86-compatible processors, including Intel Pentium and
Pentium-MMX, Pentium Pro, Pentium-II, Pentium-III, Celeron,
Pentium 4, and Xeon; VIA C3/C3-m and Eden/Eden-N; and AMD
Athlon, AthlonXP, Duron, AthlonMP, and Sempron
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ppc
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PowerPC processors, such as those found in Apple Power
Macintosh, G3, G4, and G5, and IBM pSeries systems
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x86_64
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64-bit AMD processors such as Athlon64, Turion64, Opteron;
and Intel 64-bit processors such as EM64T
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