> Interesting.....I thought that i686 used instructions only available > on later processors, i.e. i486 and pentium III do not have the later > instruction set to accept compiled code for i686..... > I'm no expert, but that is why there are i386, i686 and x86_64 type > packages to cater for various processor types. pentium-III is a i686, as is pretty much everything since Pentium Pro i386 - 386 i486 - 486 i586 - pentium, pentium w/ mmx i686 - pentium pro, p-II, p-III, p4, core/core2/etc.