AMD, Via, Transmeta, etc, can all be classified as "x86" and they are not definitely "Intel" And "Linux" is not the same as "LInux/x86". There are Linux for the PowerPC (Apple, IBM, etc) and other platforms. Fernando Optier On May 26, 2004, at 2:23 PM, Smith, Ron L. wrote: > The Oracle website has release documentation for Oracle 9.2 on x86 > based > Linux and on the next line they have the same documentation for Oracle > 9.2 on Intel based Linux. > > I thought Intel and x86 were the same thing. Can anyone explain the > difference? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------