Date: Thu, 04 Jun 1998 22:51:53 +0800 From: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> To: shimon@simon-shapiro.org Cc: John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au>, jbarbee@singular.com, freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG, imp@village.org Subject: Re: future of slpha port Message-ID: <199806041451.WAA24637@spinner.netplex.com.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 02 Jun 1998 18:33:09 -0400." <XFMail.980602183309.shimon@simon-shapiro.org>
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Simon Shapiro wrote: > > On 02-Jun-98 John Birrell wrote: > > Simon Shapiro wrote: > >> I have access (hopefully :-) to a Server 2100. Can that help? > > > > That kinda depends on the person who logs into it. 8-) > > Me for sure. You if I can get ownership. Anyone you recommend if I get > ownership, etc. > > To get ownership, I need to state truthfully that it is needed for this > task. > > Simon An Alphaserver 2000 (or 2100, I don't recall) was the machine that disappeared into paperwork trying to get it here for an SMP angle on the alpha port. Yes, something like this will be needed if there is going to be SMP support, but it's premature until the kernel is up and reasonably stable. SMP is damn hard enough, let alone with a shakey or unstable foundation. Cheers, -Peter -- Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> Netplex Consulting To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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