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Date:      20 May 1997 18:59:52 +0200
From:      fenyo@email.enst.fr (Alex Fenyo (eowyn))
To:        smp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Quad Pro 150 motherboard?
Message-ID:  <d06iv0ecc53.fsf@nikopol.enst.fr>
In-Reply-To: Bernie Doehner's message of Mon, 28 Apr 1997 13:44:12 -0400 (EDT)
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.95.970428133718.1713B-100000@uhf.wdc.net>

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Bernie Doehner <bad@uhf.wireless.net> writes:
> > Personally, I'd like a 32 processor machine; of course, that means
> > fixing the kernel so that it doesn't bog down on interprocessor
> > synchronization, starting with the allocation mechanism and a
> > hierarchical lock manager.
> 
> And finding a way to build a 3-D motherboard.

No need to build a 3-D motherboard to have 32 processors in one machine.
The compact-PCI standart defines a PCI interface for racks, in which
you may plug several motherboards. A rack of 8 motherboards containing
each 4 processors lead to a 32 processors machine.

Sincerly,
Alexandre Fenyo



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