kernel designations terminology confusion -- amd64 used for into quad core

[David Southwell]

> On Wed, 5 Aug 2009 14:14:49 +0100
>
> David Southwell <david at vizion2000.net> wrote:
> > Hi every one
> >
> > My understanding is that one uses the amd64 for building a kernel for
> > systems with Intel Quad Core processors.
> >
> > It is helpful when naming conventions follow a logical strand. I mean
> > why does freebsd use a single manufacturer's name to represent a
> > genre?
>
> The time to complain about that was when they put the "i" in i386.
Yep I tried to email intel to tell them using uucp on my unix system from a 
Sirius on an 8086 but intel were not on email at the time!!!

David