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Date:      Wed, 20 May 1998 11:14:22 -0700
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Emmanuel Gravel <egravel@elr346.ateng.az.honeywell.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD and the PentiumII processor 
Message-ID:  <199805201814.LAA01203@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 20 May 1998 11:35:48 PDT." <3562C014.36712FD@elr346.ateng.az.honeywell.com> 

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> What's the status on compatibility between the two?  If I want to get
> a dual PII 400 system, as an example, will FreeBSD support it fully?
> What would potential problems be?

You'll need to run -current to take advantage of both processors.  That 
might be a problem in and of itself, although it depends on just how 
much you want to hurt yourself.

If you feel reasonably comfortable with taking care of yourself, it's 
definitely worth the effort.

-- 
\\  Sometimes you're ahead,       \\  Mike Smith
\\  sometimes you're behind.      \\  mike@smith.net.au
\\  The race is long, and in the  \\  msmith@freebsd.org
\\  end it's only with yourself.  \\  msmith@cdrom.com



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