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From: Juan Lorenzana <juan@maindrag.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Pentium II and FreeBSD
Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 13:23:03 -0600
Organization: Brigham Young University
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Hello,
  I was wondering if anyone knew if FreeBSD can run on a Pentium II? 
The reason I ask is that the Pentium II chip has a small flaw with
subtraction.  It is visible in Windows95, but I don't know if FreeBSD
would have problems with the flaw.  If it would, I would much rather go
with a Pentium Pro and not risk any downtime due to the flaw.  Any help
on this matter is appreciated.

Regards,

Juan Lorenzana
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Technical Support
Email juan@maindrag.com