: Included significant improvements for SMP (Symmetric Multi-Processing), allowing better performance on multi-processor 32-bit (i386) hardware.
A key feature of the —the installation image for Red Hat Linux 6.2 (released in March 2000)—was its improved installation and configuration flexibility , specifically through the introduction of a Partitionless Installation option. redhat-6.2-i386.iso
The i386 in the filename is crucial. It indicates the binary was compiled for the Intel 80386 processor (or later). This includes: redhat-6.2-i386.iso