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> From: Rugxulo <rugxulo AT gmail DOT com>
> Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 22:08:44 -0700 (PDT)
>=20
> > Yes, and then test a lot on old machines which I don't even know =
where
> > to find. =A0
>=20
> What old machines in particular? Just cpu revisions or OSes or both=
??

That depends on the method you use for detecting the CPU.  If you use
no privileged instructions, there should be no reason to test under
different OSes, I think.  Otherwise, yes.