ummm..in a word. Yes. If your kernel is optimized for your CPU of course you will see a big difference. The Athlon is a modern CPU...vs..the i386 which is older then dirt. * joe (jel2@earthlink.net) [010306 13:59]: =>On an athlon system: => =>Does it make a big performance difference selecting an Athlon kernel as opposed =>to a generic 386 kernel that will run on anything? Is the difference noticable? => =>thanks in advance => => =>joe => => =>-- =>To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com =>For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com =>Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq => -- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org ----- If two men agree on everything, you can be sure that only one of them is doing the thinking.