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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.uwa.edu.au!classic.iinet.com.au!swing.iinet.net.au!news.uoregon.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!news.mathworks.com!news.kei.com!simtel!news.sprintlink.net!wizard.pn.com!mozo.cc.purdue.edu!expert.cc.purdue.edu!lin1974 From: lin1974@expert.cc.purdue.edu (Chien-hung Lin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Dual Pentium MotherBoard. Date: 26 Sep 1995 14:14:17 GMT Organization: Purdue University Computing Center Lines: 32 Message-ID: <4491rp$gb0@mozo.cc.purdue.edu> References: <44735j$7qo@kappa.usc.edu> <DFHG2v.7Mw@ritz.mordor.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: expert.cc.purdue.edu Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips:33869 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems:20149 comp.os.linux.hardware:16747 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:6543 In article <DFHG2v.7Mw@ritz.mordor.com>, Chris Mauritz <ritz@ritz.mordor.com> wrote: >Free/NetBSD/Linux won't take advantage of the extra cpu. > >Regards, > >Chris >-- >Christopher Mauritz | For info on internet access: >ritz@mordor.com | finger/mail info@ritz.mordor.com OR >Mordor International | http://www.mordor.com/ >201/212/718 internet access | Modem: (201)433-7343,(212)843-3451 What systems or OS or programs would take advantage of the extra CPU? Would it need a driver to run the extra CPU, if so how much memory would it take up? In addition, how much performance would one expect to see w/ the extra CPU, would I need 2 CPU fans instead of one? ARRRGGGHH, too many questions, never enough answers :> Chien email: lin1974@expert.cc.purdue.edu | \|/ ____ \|/ | @~/ oO \~@ | /_< \__/ >_\ | \__U_/ | / \ | _\ /_