Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 15:40:48 +0100 (BST) From: Stephen Roome <steve@visint.co.uk> To: Kedar <kedar@asacomputers.com> Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Pentuim or Pentuim Pro ? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970410153845.23602L-100000@bagpuss.visint.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <2.2.32.19970407194621.008a76bc@gw1>
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On Mon, 7 Apr 1997, Kedar wrote: > >The Tyan motherboard dual-P6 MB is quite nice. I'm probably > >going to get one for freefall just because you can stick a lot > >more memory in the dual-processor model. > > The Tyan 1662 is available in the single-CPU version with the same > number of SIMM slots. I presume you speak of the Tacoma (with 6, rather > than 8). > As for the SIMMS, I would definetely suggest using either > Unigen(Tyan recommended) or Kingston SIMMS if this is to be a server, and > there are any plans of going above 128MB. What are these SIMMS rated at (in nanoseconds), as I'm going shopping with cash in London next week, and mail order costs more that Totenham Court Road. (sometimes anyway). > > AMD K6: We are going to be testing it as soon as we can lay a hand > of one. There was some mention adding a CPU down the line. The k-6 will > not do SMP (OPIC Logiv vs APIC logic) as of now. Any idea if future K6's be SMP capable ? Steve Roome.
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