Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 17:04:40 -0700 From: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net> To: "Steven P. Donegan" <donegan@quick.net> Cc: freebsd-smp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: AMD K5 Pentium Equivalents Message-ID: <199703150004.RAA03482@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 14 Mar 1997 15:01:07 PST." <Pine.BSI.3.91.970314145631.10392A-100000@news.quick.net>
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Hi, > I was wondering if anyone had any experience running the AMD K5 pentium > equivalents in an SMP motherboard (specifically the Tyan 1563D). The chip > price is such that I can buy 2 of the AMD's at 133 for less than 2 100's > from Intel. The motherboard in question is running great with the current > SMP release, 2x75mhz pentiums and 128M of EDO RAM. unfortunately it can't be done. The APIC portion of the intel chip is patented and thus only exists in the intel parts. AMD/Cyrix had started something called "Open Apic" to compete, but it seems to be DOA at this point. -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | Symmetric MultiProcessor FreeBSD
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