Linux lacks P4 support – nobody at all dead

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Author: JT Smith

“Most current Linux distributions don’t run on the Pentium 4, but it’s nobody’s fault, and nobody much cares. Intel itself confirms that only Red Hat and TurboLinux will install on the P4, but rather than this being a case of rival distributions being starved of vital technical information by Chipzilla, it seems the other outfits got the info, but didn’t reckon the P4 was worth catering for from a commercial perspective, right now.” Full story at The Register.

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