Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 10:43:47 -0700 From: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> Cc: Chris Shenton <cshenton@it.hq.nasa.gov>, hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Motherboard & ChipSet pointers? Message-ID: <199701141743.KAA27168@clem.systemsix.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 14 Jan 1997 11:41:37 EST." <Pine.OSF.3.95.970114113603.15601A-100000@downlink.eng.umd.edu>
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Hi, >If you're thinking about dual CPUs, I think that any of the Cyrix >processors will be permanently out of the running. See, they decided to >go a different route with the interrupt handling, which is central to >running multiple CPUs. The hardware to make the Cyrix CPUs multiprocess >isn't there. I think *INTEL* decided for them by patenting the hell out of the APIC technology. I have strong misgivings about supporting this sort of proprietary nonsense, but in this case I'm afraid Intel wins.... -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | FreeBSD
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