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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!vic.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!news.sprintlink.net!news-stk-11.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-stk-200.sprintlink.net!EU.net!usenet2.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!usenet1.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: dual processors Date: 8 Jul 1996 18:36:17 +0100 Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 24 Message-ID: <4rrguh$gt@anorak.coverform.lan> References: <31C67EA0.9E0C259@unix.sri.com> <Pine.ULT.3.91.960705140128.3415E-100000@blaze.trentu.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.coverform.lan X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Gary S. McKenzie (cegsm@trentu.ca) wrote: : On Tue, 18 Jun 1996, Scott Banachowski wrote: : > Does FreeBSD support dual processor motherboards? : > Just curious. : > I booted up a dual-Pentium with the boot floppy, : > and it appeared to only recognize a single CPU. : > : > If it doesn't support 2 processors, does anyone : > know of an operating system that does (besides : > NT please)? Or when FreeBSD will support it? : > : > scottb : > : > : Check out Solaris 2.5.1 it supports SMP and has run on up to 32 : processors in parallel. One can get it at an educational institute for : 45% off the regular price. There is a smp package being developed - it was mentioned here recently. -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....