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Date:      Sat, 23 May 1998 09:38:12 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Bruce Albrecht <bruce@zuhause.mn.org>
To:        Peter Dufault <dufault@hda.com>
Cc:        smp@csn.net (Steve Passe), smp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: good deal on hardware
Message-ID:  <13670.56929.643140.106138@zuhause.zuhause.mn.org>
In-Reply-To: <199805231152.HAA06265@hda.hda.com>
References:  <199805221943.NAA03672@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com> <199805231152.HAA06265@hda.hda.com>

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Peter Dufault writes:
 > Given John Dyson's warning about the second CPU, can you comment
 > about the requirements on the second processor? I checked and
 > Insight doesn't list 200MHz PIIs, and the 233 MHz they list says
 > 512K cache instead of the 256K on the Toshiba  (I don't follow the
 > CPU hardware closely and wouldn't know a misprint if I saw one).
 > I'm reluctant to get a good deal on the box if I have to buy two
 > new CPUS for it instead of 1.

This box has a 200 MHz PPro with 256 KB cache.  The 233 MHz PII's are
a totally different beast, and won't work in this machine.  When I
went to Pricewatch and ESP, they indicated that there are several
companies out there selling 200 MHz PPros for $250-$350.  Some of the
cheaper merchants are pulling them from machines, so caveat emptor.

 > If many people are looking at this it is worth asking Insight about
 > the cost of a "12 pack" (or 25 or whatever) with a second compatable
 > CPU.



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