What is i586?

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In linux mandriva's download site, linux is avaliable for download for a i586 machine. Will it work in p3 500m, 384 m ram, 50g hdd(10+40)?

if its mandriva then it wont work.... try some light distros like kubuntu...
wait for some linux gurus to come like tyf,gary,jguru etc...

i586 is just a roundabout way of saying "pentium". Pentium is the fifth generation of processors from intel, after the 486 series, so it was originally called i586. So technically, i586 refers to any pentium processor.

386 = Intel 386 and above
i486 = Intel 486 and above
i586 = Pentium and above
i686 = Pentium 2, Pentium 2 Celeron, and above
So it will definitely work on your computer

drsethi said:
386 = Intel 386 and above
i486 = Intel 486 and above
i586 = Pentium and above
i686 = Pentium 2, Pentium 2 Celeron, and above
So it will definitely work on your computer

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