Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 11:10:20 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: Gilles.Bruno@ujf-grenoble.fr (Gilles BRUNO) Cc: freebsd-platforms@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Multi processor question Message-ID: <199609161810.LAA02598@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.16.19960916085352.2f8f515a@ujf-grenoble.fr> from "Gilles BRUNO" at Sep 16, 96 08:53:53 am
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> Hi happy BSD'ers ! > > We're currently planning to purchase a Bi-Pentium Pro > based computer and installing FreeBSD on it : > I'd like to know if there's a *REAL* advantage to purchase > a BI processor box instead of a single P.Pro ? > More especially, is FreeBSD optimized for dual processor > PCs ? Is there a real advantage to purchase such a box ? > > I hope it's not the wrong place to put this question ... TIA ! The correct list for this request is probably freebsd-smp, not freebsd-platforms. The answer is that there is a brach version of -current that is SMP capable; it is not a release. If you wish to run it, you should upgrade you macine to -current, and join the SMP list to get access instreuctions. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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