[plug] Processor restrictions for linux ?

[Mike]

Ok tah, as the price diff is only $20 or so it might be worth
getting, thanks for the info,

rgds

mike

At 03:14 PM 6/12/2001 +0800, you wrote:
>> I take it that this 'XP' version is a marketing bandwagon re microsoft
>> and has no probs with linux or does it actually have some useful
>> core additions that linux has a use for re multimedia applications,
>> few that they are...
>Yeah, "XP" is marketing crud. However, the core is upgraded, most
>notably by the addition of SSE instruction support, so apps don't have
>to support 3DNow to get performance benefits out of the Athlon line of
>chips. 3DNow has never been as well supported as intel's SSE.
>
>As for support, you'd have to look at gcc. It's the one doing all the
>work.
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