Re: Install i386 or amd64?

[herbert langhans <w3%langhans.com.pl@localhost>]

    From: Ottavio Caruso <ottavio2006-usenet2012%yahoo.com@localhost> [140125 
14:50]
    On 25 January 2014 12:52, herbert langhans <w3%langhans.com.pl@localhost> 
wrote:
    >
    > I have to change my laptop, my nostalgic Thinkpad x31 blew up (I really
    > liked it). Successor will be a Lenovo B590. I wonder what NetBSD will be
    > ideal for it.
    
    Beware, if it comes with Windows 8, it will have a GPT partition. I
    would make sure that model can also boot in BIOS legacy mode before
    investing any money.
    -- 
    Ottavio

They're selling, at least here in Poland, the B590 without any operating
system - one of the reasons to buy it. Its really quite a low price.

The BIOS legacy mode I havent heard of yet (my equipment is quite
vintage). Does it mean a non-legacy mode computer doesnt boot anything
but MS-stuff? Or some funny partition table you cannot get rid of?
--
herb