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Processors that support Unix
Hello all! My boss wants we to learn a little bit of Unix in the next couple of months so I can broaden my opportunities. What processors will Unix run on? Intel... AMD32.... AMD64... Help Please. I need to build a computer that can support Unix to begin learning. Thanks
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Old 05-06-2005
There are UNICes or UNIX clones that run on many, many platforms, and there are countless UNICes that will run on the architectures you mention specifically. For the ultimate example, see:

http://netbsd.org/Ports/#ports-by-cpu
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Old 05-06-2005
Thank You!
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Old 05-06-2005
http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/index.html

There are the platforms that are supported by freebsd, another Unix distro
 
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