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Date:      Mon, 18 May 1998 10:03:10 +0800 (PHT)
From:      Francis Vidal <francis@cody.usls.edu>
To:        Randy DuCharme <randyd@nconnect.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD on SMP machines
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980518095240.300A-100000@cody.usls.edu>
In-Reply-To: <35547A79.4399BA@nconnect.net>

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On Sat, 9 May 1998, Randy DuCharme wrote:

> > if i have a dual PPro machine, will FreeBSD 2.2.x take advantage of it? or
> > do i need the 3.x series? how about support for Pentium II? or dual
> 
> 2.X Will *NOT* utilize your second CPU You must have 3.0-SNAP or
> Current.  I run 3.0-980426-SNAP on 2 of my production machines. One's an
> older dual P-5, and the other is a dual PentiumPRO.  They are both very
> reliable. ( and fast! )  Keep in mind that SMP stuff is in BETA and not
> recommended for production use.  Caution is advised! ( although many of
> us use it ;-)

how about support for Pentium IIs? are there people using FreeBSD 2.x/3.x
on PII machines? are the machines reliable?

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