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diff --git a/en/hardware/supported/i386.xml b/en/hardware/supported/i386.xml index eefaceb55..c36971be3 100644 --- a/en/hardware/supported/i386.xml +++ b/en/hardware/supported/i386.xml @@ -14,21 +14,15 @@ This section merely outlines the basics. <sect3><title>CPU</title> <para> -Nearly all x86-based (IA-32) processors still in use in personal computers -are supported, including all varieties of Intel's "Pentium" series. -This also includes 32-bit AMD and VIA (former Cyrix) processors, and -processors like the Athlon XP and Intel P4 Xeon. +Nearly all x86-based (IA-32) processors still in use in personal +computers are supported. This also includes 32-bit AMD and VIA +(former Cyrix) processors, and processors like the Athlon XP and Intel +P4 Xeon. </para><para> However, &debian; GNU/Linux &releasename; will -<emphasis>not</emphasis> run on 486 or earlier processors. Despite -the architecture name "i386", support for actual 80386 and 80486 -processors (and their clones) was dropped with the Sarge (r3.1) and -Squeeze (r6.0) releases of &debian;, respectively. The Intel Pentium -and clones, including those without an FPU (Floating-Point Unit or -math coprocessor), are supported. The Intel Quark is -<emphasis>not</emphasis> supported, due to hardware errata. +<emphasis>not</emphasis> run on 586 (Pentium) or earlier processors. </para> <note><para> @@ -45,9 +39,8 @@ of the installer for the (32-bit) i386 architecture. The system bus is the part of the motherboard which allows the CPU to communicate with peripherals such as storage devices. Your computer -must use the ISA, EISA, PCI, PCIe, PCI-X, or VESA Local Bus (VLB, sometimes called the VL -bus). Essentially all personal computers sold in recent years use one -of these. +must use the PCI, PCIe, or PCI-X bus. Essentially all personal computers +sold in recent years use one of these. </para> </sect3> |