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+ia32 port
+=========
+
+ia32 port is the oldest and the most advanced one.
+It was originally written by Jakub Jermar.
+It is meant to support ordinary PC's based on IA-32 architecture.
+Both uniprocessor and multiprocessor modes are supported.
+It runs on both emulated environment and real hardware.
+
+HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
+        o IA-32 processor (Pentium and successors)
+
+COMPILER REQUIREMENTS
+        o binutils 2.15 and gcc 3.3.5
+        o binutils 2.16 and gcc 4.0.1
+        o older versions may do as well, but are now obsoleted
+
+SMP COMPATIBILITY
+        o Bochs 2.0.2 - Bochs 2.2.1
+                o 2x-8x 686 CPU
+        o Simics 2.0.28 - Simics 2.2.19
+                o 2x-8x Pentium 4 CPU
+        o ASUS P/I-P65UP5 + ASUS C-P55T2D REV. 1.41
+                o 2x 200Mhz Pentium CPU
+
+EMULATORS AND VIRTUALIZERS
+        o Bochs 2.0.2 - Bochs 2.2.1
+        o VMware Workstation 4, VMware Workstation 5
+        o Simics 2.2.19