Re: [PLUG] Is the Atom an x86?

[Doug Stewart <zamoose@gmail.com>]

On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 6:01 PM, Casey Bralla <MailList@nerdworld.org> wrote:

I'm thinking of buying an cheap motherboard, and the atom processor seems to
be filling the low end.

Is the atom an x86?  What is the 'equivalent" kernel architecture (ie: 386?
586? 686?)

Could I, for example, run Debian on the atom?

Yes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_processor

-- 
-Doug



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