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Date:      Thu, 16 Dec 1999 19:32:24 +1030
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        Steve Kapsinow <skapsinow@internet.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD Specs
Message-ID:  <19991216193224.A43484@freebie.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <v03130306b47d6269b0d7@[10.1.3.51]>
References:  <v03130306b47d6269b0d7@[10.1.3.51]>

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On Wednesday, 15 December 1999 at 10:26:51 -0500, Steve Kapsinow wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I'm putting together an OS comparison chart for internet.com's Webopedia.
> I'm wondering if you could fill in a few blanks for me.
>
> Thanks.
>
> FreeBSD (yes or no) :
>
> multithreading?

Yes, at user level.

> multitasking? Preemptive or Cooperative?

Preemptive, with dynamic priority adjustemnt.

> protected memory?

Yes.

> SCSI support?

Yes.

> FireWire support?

In development.

> USB support?

Yes.

> multiple CPUs? 

Yes, on the Intel platform.

> How many?

I don't know of any limitation beyond the hardware.

Greg
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