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Date:      Mon, 22 Sep 1997 21:35:48 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Eric Whitener <whitener@access.digex.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Dual Pentium Pro 180
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.970922213501.6177I-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.96.970922111717.27810A-100000@access2.digex.net>

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On Mon, 22 Sep 1997, Eric Whitener wrote:

> I am investigating operating systems for use as an internet gateway for my
> employer and have been unsuccessfully digging around in your web site
> trying to find the answer to the following question:
> 
> Does FreeBSD support dual processors?  Specifically, will it run on an
> Intel Dual Pentium Pro 180?  If so, what version number of your
> distribution do I need?

Yes.  With the standard system it'll run, but use only one processor.  You
have to run -current and SMP to get the other processor up.  Unfortunately
SMP isn't in a final form yet and may not necessarily be ready for
production usage.

CHeck out http://www.freebsd.org/~fsmp/SMP/ for more info.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major
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