From owner-freebsd-smp Fri Mar 14 16:05:47 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id QAA20657 for smp-outgoing; Fri, 14 Mar 1997 16:05:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from Ilsa.StevesCafe.com (sc-gw.StevesCafe.com [205.168.119.191]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id QAA20598 for ; Fri, 14 Mar 1997 16:04:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by Ilsa.StevesCafe.com (8.7.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id RAA03482; Fri, 14 Mar 1997 17:04:41 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <199703150004.RAA03482@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com> X-Authentication-Warning: Ilsa.StevesCafe.com: Host localhost [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.5 12/11/95 From: Steve Passe To: "Steven P. Donegan" cc: freebsd-smp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: AMD K5 Pentium Equivalents In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 14 Mar 1997 15:01:07 PST." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 17:04:40 -0700 Sender: owner-smp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk 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