Ted,
All the Intel Core Duo chips are 64-bit IIRC, but you are correct - they will run x32 fine.
You should be aware, however, that you will need to use x64 or amd64 (depending on the notation) ia64 is the older Itanium 64-bit architecture and won't work.
Jim
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Harding" Ted.Harding@manchester.ac.uk To: main@lists.alug.org.uk Sent: Friday, 27 March, 2009 14:51:27 GMT +00:00 GMT Britain, Ireland, Portugal Subject: [ALUG] 32/64-bit? Intel T2390
Hi Folks, Once upon a time I didn't need to ask this kind of question ...
I'm about to install Linux (probably Debian) on a laptop which has an Intel Core Duo T2390 CPU.
So I'm wondering whether it I should use i386 or ia64.
I *think* (but am not sure) that this chip has 64-bit capability (though that may need to be enabled somehow). Presumably i386 would work anyway, but it would be nice to enjoy the benefits of 64-bit architecture if available!
Since this is my first time facing this question, I'm totally naive about the installation implications, and would welcome informed advice and/or comments!
With thanks, Ted.
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