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Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 16:34:47 +0100
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Hi,

	I'm putting together a (dual-CPU) web/mail server and I have a quandary 
regarding CPUs: I'd like to use the features on the EM64T Intel Xeons. 
However, from reading around, there is only support in the AMD64 arm of 
FreeBSD-5.


	Since these are extensions, would I be able to use a pair of Xeons with 
EM64T and run FreeBSD-4.10 until such time as FreeBSD-5 becomes 
production ready (5.3?), or should I stick with straight Xeon/XeonMP?


Thanks,


Stewart.