are intel core 2 duo amd64?

[Thomas Kaiser]

Magnus Runesson wrote:
> On Sat, 2006-11-25 at 13:14 +0100, Mihamina Rakotomandimby wrote:
>> Hi,
>> What Ubuntu iso have I got to download if my computer is an Intel Core 2
>> Duo? 
>>
> 
> It depends on the CPU-number. i386 always works. You may use the 64-bit
> (AMD64) if your CPU supports EM64T (which is Intels terminology for
> AMD-64.) It can unfortunately be hard to find the information at intels
> site.
> 
> The following support EM64T: T7200, T7400, T7600, T5500, T5600
> It may be that all Core 2 Duo supports EM64T, but I am not sure.

I do have a T7200 and I didn't know that this is a 64 Bit CPU. So, I 
just run a 64 Bit Ubuntu live CD (AMD64 5.04) which I have and it booted 
without problems.

Therefor, Ubuntu AMD64 might be an option, too :-)

Thomas


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