ISO Versions---> i386, i486, i586 Which one is for me
 

I am currently running Red Hat 9 and I am considering going to Mandrake 9.1. My problem is that i am not sure which iso to download... I am getting the isos from Linuxiso.org and under the mandrake version there is i586 isos and PPC isos, which do i choose. My current system is an AMD 1700, 256 MB DDR RAM, Windows XP on one side and RH9 on the other. Also 2 69GB HDD, thanks in advance for yalls help.

i586

wow that was quick... Thanks chris

please don't take this as an insult or anything... but have you really never heard of a 386 or a 486 processor? I find it so strange when people ask this question.....

well truthfully the only thing that i have heard of with ix86 is the "i386" folder on the windows install cds. i am quite the noob here so it is all looking like chinnese to me :)

i586 and PPC ISOs are just versions of Mandrake built specifically for a certain type of processor architecture. PPC (PowerPC) is the Mac architecture and 586 is Pentium class ( if we use Intel as an example). This is suitable for Pentiums I through IV and Celerons as well as all AMD Athlons and Durons and several others.

Does mandrake use "RPMs" like RH9 or is there something else i should look for when trying to install programs?

Seek and ye shall find... i am looking at the "Rute Users Guide" this i clicked on under acid_kewpie's signature and just answered my own question

Mandrake does use RPMS...