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From: Rajesh Varia <raj@c4rv.demon.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Dual Pentium MotherBoard.
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 95 18:18:25 GMT
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In article <4491rp$gb0@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>
           lin1974@expert.cc.purdue.edu "Chien-hung Lin" writes:

> 
> What systems or OS or programs would take advantage of the extra 
> CPU?  Would it need a driver to run the extra CPU, if so how much memory 
> would it take up?  
> 
NT (not Win95), OS/2, NetWate, several PC Unix systems. (Have I missed
any out ?)

> In addition, how much performance would one expect to see w/ the extra CPU, 
> would I need 2 CPU fans instead of one?   
> 
Depends, applications have to be optimised for SMP (eg in Word the
print spool runs its own thread).  NetWare supposed to be ~25%
quicker.

> ARRRGGGHH, too many questions, never enough answers :>
> 
> Chien
> 
> email: lin1974@expert.cc.purdue.edu    

Rajesh Varia     raj@c4rv.demon.co.uk