Date: Sun, 28 Jan 1996 13:02:43 -0500 From: "Jacob M. Parnas" <jparnas@jparnas.cybercom.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Sun refugee (BSD-bigot) seeks OS for Pentium Pro system.... Message-ID: <199601281802.NAA00791@jparnas.cybercom.net>
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Its been about 5 years since I upgraded to a sparcstation 2. I'm planning to switch to a Dual Processor PC motherboard with one CPU slot (ZIF #8 slot) for expansion. (hopefully the P7 will use the same slot, and if not, by the time that the P7 switches, the P6's should be much faster. I'm planning on getting the ASUS P/E-EP6P7D, probably from netexpress (http://www.tdl.com/~netex/price) and a 200Mhz CPU. I haven't totally decided between freeBSD and BSDI operating systems. I have five questions: 1. Will a MP system work with freebsd with one processor OK, and multiprocessors? Is the MP support planned in the future (or currently supported) and what type (spreading out the processes or, having a multi- threading compiler and kernel) 2. I'm considering BSDI as well. Obviously, I'd be giving up support possibilities from BSDI. How good/bad is their support (do they rush you, or do you get the feeling that they really want to make you feel secure about them doing a good job of doing a good -- do they take responsibility system problems or just give you a clue to work on and how fast is their phone support turn-around? 3. How happy are you with your choice? What are the pros+cons both up front (such as ports) and undeterminable such as support? 4. How do you see the future? Do you think BSDI will do a lot more ports and add new features? 5. Am I correct that Linux is really System V and some BSD stuff is missing? Thanks, Jacob
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