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From: Garth Corral <garthc@compass-da.com>
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On Tue, 17 Dec 1996, Kevin Van Maren wrote:

> I think the question was does Solaris for the x86 have problems
> with EISA motherboards.  I know NT works fine; I assume
> Solaris does as well.
> 
Yes, this is it exactly.  Sorry if I wasn't clear.  I was wondering
whether these architectural deficiencies had been addressed in these other
SMP implementations and, if so, what limitations result.

Thanks for helping me clarify this.

Garth