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From: grefen@convex.com (Stefan Grefen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: Dual/Quad Pentium servers
Date: 19 Sep 1994 04:48:41 -0500
Organization: Engineering, Convex Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx USA
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In article <35igq3$2no@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM>,
Jack F. Vogel <jackv@orpheus.Eng.Sun.COM> wrote:
>In article <Robert-CCN.jrfq@sacbbx.com> Robert-CCN@sacbbx.com (Robert Du Gaue) writes:

[...]

>As someone who has worked on a couple of MP kernels, if someone
>wants to donate an MP motherboard (I will even foot the bill for
>the CPUs :-), I would LOVE to work on MP extensions to FreeBSD :-).

I'll join you here, I'm thinking about buying a 2 CPU Pentium board around
Christmas (If I can get all the doc's of course) and  getting NetBSD up & 
running on it.

Stefan

>
>Your only real MP options are commercial OS's right now.
>
>Disclaimer: Speaking only for myself, NOT SMI, naturally :-)!
>
>
>-- 
>Jack F. Vogel		  Sun Microsystems Inc.			jackv@Sun.COM


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Stefan Grefen                          Convex Computer GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany
grefen@convex.com		       Phone: +49-69-665270