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From: daniel@world.std.com (Daniel Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin
Subject: Re: what kind of machine am I
Message-ID: <1991May16.053128.27074@world.std.com>
Date: 16 May 91 05:31:28 GMT
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In <7844@auspex.auspex.com> guy@auspex.auspex.com (Guy Harris) writes:

>[from my original followup]
> >elif [ -f /bin/i486 ] && /bin/i486; then
> >	echo 486
> >elif [ -f /bin/i586 ] && /bin/i586; then
> >	echo 586

> Are there *really* commands for "i486" and "i586"?  I wouldn't be at all
> surprised if System V releases for 386's, 486's, and up weren't

	Probably not yet, but I decided not to let that get in the way :-)

> Also, I think the command for the 286 is called "iapx286" or maybe
> "iAPX286".

	Oh, ok.  I was working off of what I was seeing on a Sun, but
I did not look closely enough.  Interesting that Sun would have a /bin/i386
and a /bin/iAPX286; seems like it should go one way or another.

	The basic gist of my adapted "arch" script was: find some file unique
to a machine and do some guesswork.  Hope to see some additions to it so that
we can all benefit.

				Daniel
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Could we continue with the petty bickering? I find it most intriguing-Data:TNG