Update release notes to note that FreeBSD/i386 requires at least an 80486

and also requires a floating point unit.

Reviewed by:	hrs, scottl
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John Baldwin 2004-11-17 23:03:17 +00:00
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list all combinations of equipment supported by &os;.
Nevertheless, some general guidelines are presented here.</para>
<para>Almost all i386-compatible processors are supported. All
Intel processors beginning with the 80386 are supported, including
the 80386, 80486, Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III,
<para>Almost all i386-compatible processors with a floating point unit
are supported. All
Intel processors beginning with the 80486 are supported, including
the 80486, Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III,
Pentium 4, and variants thereof, such as the Xeon and Celeron
processors. (However, &os; 5.2-RELEASE and later no longer support
the 80386SX processor.) All i386-compatible AMD
processors. All i386-compatible AMD
processors are also supported, including the Am486, Am5x86, K5, K6
(and variants), Athlon (including Athlon-MP, Athlon-XP, Athlon-4,
and Athlon Thunderbird), and Duron processors. The AMD

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<title>Supported Systems</title>
<para>NEC PC-9801/9821 series with almost all i386-compatible processors,
including 80386, 80486, Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, and variants.
including 80486, Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, and variants.
All i386-compatible processors by AMD, Cyrix, IBM, and IDT
are also supported.</para>