Can I use i686 updates with Pentium II?

[Steven Pasternak]

On Friday 04 February 2005 10:14 am, Aleksandar Milivojevic wrote:
> Loren Lockwood wrote:
> > My processor is an old Pentium II at 400 MHz.  I get update advisories
> > for things at the i686 level.  Should I install them?
>
> Yes, P-II was the second processor from i686 series.  P-Pro, P-II,
> Celerons, and P-III are i686.  (not sure about the latest Celerons, are
> they P-III or P-4 based?).
>
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i686 works with pretty much anything p-pro and newer, including p-4.
-Steven