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Old 11-17-2003, 07:22 AM
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Probably optimized binaries for those architectures..

You can compile code specificly for a processor type to be able to use enhanced features on it.

x386 is the basic model, works on any machine.. Then you have more specific ones for a particular CPU, like athlon-xp, p3, p4, etc..

Gives the programs access to additional registers, instructions, whatnot..
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