AMD 64 bit version?

[Lance]

as they said, it s just a method of definition because of its history.
just check out the wiki page as above :)

On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 1:10 AM, Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:

> On 05/02/2012 11:56 AM, Bill Stanley wrote:
>
>> My computer has an Intel I7 processor. I have been using the AMD 64
>> version of Ubuntu without any problems that I can see. It has come to my
>> attention that this version is for AMD processors. Are there any
>> problems with using the AMD 64 version on an Intel I7 processor? Is
>> there a better choice for Intel I7 processors? Obviously the 32 bit
>> version is incorrect but 32 bit PAE also seems incorrect when the 64 bit
>> version is available. Also, if the 64 bit version is the correct choice
>> for non-AMD 64 bit processors, why confuse things with the AMD
>> designation?
>>
>> Bill Stanley
>>
>>
> That is the correct choice and it is for INTEL or AMD. If I remember what
> I read here correctly it is named that way because AMD was first to market
> with 64bit.
>
> Regards,  Jim
>
>
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