docs/63325: handbook/introduction - added AMD64 and Itanium to processor/platform references

Linh Pham question+freebsdpr at closedsrc.org
Wed Feb 25 01:40:11 UTC 2004


>Number:         63325
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       handbook/introduction - added AMD64 and Itanium to processor/platform references
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          update
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Feb 24 17:40:09 PST 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Linh Pham
>Release:        FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD q.internal.closedsrc.org 5.2.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE #0: Mon Feb 23 22:19:33 PST 2004 root at q.internal.closedsrc.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386
>Description:
Added references to Itanium and AMD64 to the "Welcome to FreeBSD" paragraph
as well as to the platforms that FreeBSD is 64-bits on. Not sure if PowerPC
should be listed or not.
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:

--- doc-handbook-introduction_chapter.sgml.diff begins here ---
--- chapter.sgml	Fri Sep  5 15:18:12 2003
+++ chapter.sgml.new	Tue Feb 24 17:20:38 2004
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <indexterm><primary>4.4BSD-Lite</primary></indexterm> 
 
     <para>FreeBSD is a 4.4BSD-Lite based operating system for
-      Intel (x86), DEC <trademark>Alpha</trademark>, and Sun
+      Intel (x86 and &itanium;), AMD64, DEC <trademark>Alpha</trademark>, Sun
       &ultrasparc; computers.  Ports to other
       architectures are also underway. 
       You can also
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
       
 	<listitem>
 	  <para>FreeBSD is a <emphasis>32-bit</emphasis> operating
-	    system (<emphasis>64-bit</emphasis> on the Alpha and &ultrasparc;) and was
+	    system (<emphasis>64-bit</emphasis> on the Alpha, &itanium;, AMD64, and &ultrasparc;) and was
 	    designed as such from the ground up.</para>
 	</listitem>
 
--- doc-handbook-introduction_chapter.sgml.diff ends here ---


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