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        <answer>
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         <para>Briefly, FreeBSD is a &unix;&nbsp;like operating system for
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         <para>Briefly, FreeBSD is a &unix;&nbsp;like operating system for
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           the Alpha/AXP, AMD64 and &intel; EM64T, &i386; IA-64,
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           AMD64 and &intel; EM64T, &i386; PC-98, IA-64, &arm;, &powerpc;
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           PC-98, and &ultrasparc; platforms
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           and &ultrasparc; platforms
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           based on U.C. Berkeley's <quote>4.4BSD-Lite</quote>
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           based on U.C. Berkeley's <quote>4.4BSD-Lite</quote>
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           release, with some <quote>4.4BSD-Lite2</quote>
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           release, with some <quote>4.4BSD-Lite2</quote>
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           enhancements.  It is also based indirectly on William
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           enhancements.  It is also based indirectly on William
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            <programlisting>options       PAE</programlisting>
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            <programlisting>options       PAE</programlisting>
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          <para>&os;/pc98 has a limit of 4 GB memory, and PAE can not
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          <para>&os;/pc98 has a limit of 4 GB memory, and PAE can not
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            be used with it.  On &os;/alpha, the limit on memory depends
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            be used with it.  Other architectures
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            on the type of hardware in use - consult the Alpha Hardware
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            Release Notes for details.  Other architectures
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            supported by &os; have much higher theoretical limits on
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            supported by &os; have much higher theoretical limits on
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            maximum memory (many terabytes).</para>
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            maximum memory (many terabytes).</para>
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          <para>Yes.  FreeBSD currently runs on the Intel x86 and DEC
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          <para>Yes.  FreeBSD currently runs on the Intel x86 and the AMD64
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            (now Compaq) Alpha architectures.  As of FreeBSD 5.0, the
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            architectures.  The Intel EM64T, IA-64, &arm;, &powerpc;, sun4v and
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            AMD64 and Intel EM64T, IA-64, and &sparc64; architectures
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            &sparc64; architectures are also supported.  Upcoming platforms are &mips;
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            are also supported.  Upcoming platforms are &mips; and
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            and &s390;, join the &a.mips; for more information about ongoing work on
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            &powerpc;, join the &a.ppc; or the &a.mips; respectively
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            the &mips; platform.  For general discussion on new architectures,
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            for more information about ongoing work on these
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            platforms.  For general discussion on new architectures,
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            join the &a.platforms;.</para>
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            join the &a.platforms;.</para>
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          <para>If your machine has a different architecture and you
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          <para>If your machine has a different architecture and you
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            license allows them to be used in closed-source software.
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            license allows them to be used in closed-source software.
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	    Contact <link linkend="apps2go">Apps2go</link> for the
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	    Contact <link linkend="apps2go">Apps2go</link> for the
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            least expensive ELF &motif; 2.1.20 distribution for FreeBSD
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            least expensive ELF &motif; 2.1.20 distribution for FreeBSD
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            (either &i386; or Alpha).<anchor id="apps2go"></para>
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            (&i386;).<anchor id="apps2go"></para>
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          <para>There are two distributions, the <quote>development
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          <para>There are two distributions, the <quote>development
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            edition</quote> and the <quote>runtime edition</quote> (for
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            edition</quote> and the <quote>runtime edition</quote> (for

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