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