On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 4:19 PM, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net> wrote:
> Is it a 32-bit or 64-bit CPU? How old is it? Debian does compile for > 32-bit architecture, for very old machines, so the 32-bit architecture > might not be optimized to "modern" 32-bit CPUs. Some other distros > ignore old hardware and compile for more recent 32-bit CPUs, so that the > software won't work on very old hardware. For 64-bit architecture the > difference between distros isn't that large. If hardware optimization > does matter, depends to the task. AFAIK, regarding to the used math, the > audio quality could differ. Its 32 bit CPU. But I have heard that the distro running on 32 bit works very well on 64 bit too (same as it works on 32 bit) but the converse is not true. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAHBpLROKNXrthMZh-Z4Bvxoo7QPZqwpG=F=omqgmt0ann_q...@mail.gmail.com
