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Chris Maness wrote:
> Since a Xeon Quad Core is a 64bit processor, would it work ok with 
> FreeBSD? Or would the adm64 release be better for that chip?
I would recommend using amd64 FreeBSD port in this case. Some 
applications are significantly faster in 64 bit mode than in 32 bit mode.
Personally, I am useing amd64 FreeBSD on several Intel machines. Very 
good indeed.

Greetings,
O.K.