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 ===== Supported Hardware ===== ===== Supported Hardware =====
-  * [[simple:hardware:arm6 |Raspberry Pi : ARM6]] + 
-  [[simple:hardware:arm7 |Raspberry Pi : ARM7]] +==== Raspberry Pi : Arm v6 ==== 
-  [[simple:hardware:arm64|Raspberry Pi : ARM64]] +The original Raspberry Pi contained an ARMv6 CPU. The Pi2, Pi3 and Pi4 can also run the v6 package, but Pi4 models\\  
-  [[simple:hardware:x86  |Intel/IBM/AMD: x86]] +with more than 2GB of memory would run the risk of not being able to access memory above 3GB. The original Pi Zero\\  
-  [[simple:hardware:x64  |Intel/IBM/AMD: x86_64]]+and wireless Pi Zero also make a home here whereas the Pi Zero 2W is more comfortable with the ARMv7 or ARMv8 packages.\\  
 +[[simple:hardware:arm6|Click here for more details on the Arm v6 package]] 
 + 
 +==== Raspberry Pi : Arm v7 ==== 
 +The Raspberry Pi 2 contains an ARMv7 CPU. The Pi3 and Pi4 can also run the v7 package, but Pi4 models\\  
 +with more than 2GB of memory would run the risk of not being able to access memory above 3GB. The EC-9100\\  
 +is also a board similar to the Raspberry Pi 2 intent but with a larger, commercially intended GPIO (__two__\\  
 +40-pin), an onboard 4GB eMMC, etc.)\\  
 +[[simple:hardware:arm7|Click here for more details on the Arm v7 package]] 
 + 
 +==== Raspberry Pi : Arm v8 (Aarch64) ==== 
 +The Raspberry Pi 3/3+ and Pi 4 contain an ARMv8 CPU. The Pi3 and Pi4 2GB can run the v7 package as their memory model\\  
 +does not //require// a 64-bit operating system, but both models __can__ use either v7 or v8 (aarch64) and Pi4 with 4GB or\\  
 +more memory should use v8 to get the full potential of the board. For the Raspberry Pi 5, the Arm v8 package is a must\\  
 +as it supports the necessary hardware drivers found only in the Pi5.\\  
 +[[simple:hardware:arm64|Click here for more details on the Arm v8 package]] 
 + 
 +==== Intel/IBM/AMD : x86 ==== 
 +The 32-bit PC, also known as the x86 platform here, spans back to the 80386 processors. For sake of hardware support\\  
 +we're listing the Pentium processors as being the oldest hardware that we officially support (though our system\\  
 +IS known to work on hardware that old - but don't expect miracles from 25+ year old computers!) Even 64-bit hardware\\  
 +can operate under the 32-bit package with the understanding that if your machine has more than 3GB of memory, it may\\  
 +not be able to utilize the entire memory range or have certain CPU features missing which exist in 64 bit kernels.\\  
 +[[simple:hardware:x86|Click here for more details on the x86 package]] 
 + 
 +==== Intel/IBM/AMD : x86_64 ==== 
 +Finally, there's the 64-bit PC, also known as the x86_64 (or x64 for short here.) This is the "Go To" for today's younger\\  
 +hardware but dates all the way back near the turn of the century with the AMD Opteron and Athlon processors!\\  
 +[[simple:hardware:x64|Click here for more details on the x86_64 package]]