Why does the Project distinguish between AMD64 and x86?

Hello,

I have to assume they use slightly different instruction sets, right? Does AMD64 just imply that the programmers wrote the software with AMD's particular chips in mind? One of those annoying articles written by "Contributor" sent me here, saying you don't use both terms interchangably.


Thanks,
Matt Timpson 🍉


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