the basic difference is code optimization....i505 distro is optimized for P4 and similar where as i386 is for the obsolete intel 386,......i386 will run on a p4 but i686 will run more efficiently...ahayes1ic said:What is the difference between i386 and i686 distros?
Does Red Hat come in a i686 distro?
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