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Date:      Wed, 20 Nov 1996 12:54:07 -0800 (PST)
From:      Snob Art Genre <ben@narcissus.ml.org>
To:        Steven Wallace <swallace@ece.uci.edu>
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Pentium Pro status
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.961120125310.219C-100000@narcissus.ml.org>
In-Reply-To: <199611211855.KAA29654@newport.ece.uci.edu>

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On Thu, 21 Nov 1996, Steven Wallace wrote:

> 
> I wanted some input regarding Pentium Pro machines.
> Has anyone had any problems with the hardware and/or using it with
> FreeBSD?
> 
> Are there any problems with the PP chipset(is the latest Orion II or something?)
> I remember hearing about PCI problems with the chipset.  Someone
> told me they still have problems in orion II.  Is this true?
> 
> What motherboards for Pentium Pro are good and reliable?
> 
> What about multiprocessor support?  Does anyone have FreeBSD hacks to
> support multiple processors?  How well is it working?
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Steven Wallace

I'm using a PPro-200 with the 440FX chipset, I don't remember its 
nickname.  I've had no problems with it at all. 



 Ben




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