Date: Sun, 27 Apr 1997 20:00:08 -0600 From: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net> To: Ben Black <black@zen.cypher.net> Cc: Mr M P Searle <csubl@csv.warwick.ac.uk>, smp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Quad Pro 150 motherboard? Message-ID: <199704280200.UAA23188@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 27 Apr 1997 20:38:47 EDT." <Pine.LNX.3.91.970427203708.32065D-100000@zen.cypher.net>
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Hi, > a 4 or 6 CPU P6 board for *other* than a large server...think about that > for a few minutes. > > (hint: NT4 Workstation can't handle more than 2CPUs and that is the most > popular commercial SMP-capable OS) Actually we have several users reporting success with 4-CPU freeBSD SMP systems! A 4-CPU systems makes sense for more than just servers. A development system for one. With our parallel make you can keep 4 CPUs busy with a group of parallel compiles. -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | Symmetric MultiProcessor FreeBSD
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