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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.emeraldis.com!david From: david@emeraldis.com (David G. Cannon) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: BSDI? P6? Multi-Processor support? Date: Thu, 03 Oct 96 17:26:02 GMT Organization: Emerald Internet Services Lines: 35 Message-ID: <530tv3$qm3@jade.emeraldis.com> References: <524i3e$dno@agate.nbnet.nb.ca> <324C0C37.237C228A@digitalthink.com> <52jvvh$5vb@luva.lb.bawue.de> <52m20l$9le@doctor.nl2k.edmonton.ab.ca> <325185CF.446B9B3D@digitalthink.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: david.emeraldis.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: News Xpress 2.0 Beta #2 I just got off the phone with a BSDI sales rep. He had told me a few weeks ago that the next release (v.3.0) of BSDI would support SMP. Today, however, he told me that things have changed, and they do not expect it until 1998! He said they want to be sure it is done right, before they release it. *David* In article <325185CF.446B9B3D@digitalthink.com>, Devon Lazarus <devonl@digitalthink.com> wrote: > The Doctor wrote: > > > > In article <52jvvh$5vb@luva.lb.bawue.de>, > > Michael Giegerich <migieger@luva.lb.bawue.de> wrote: > > >>know that bsd/os does NOT support SMP right now. i called the sales rep > > >>and he said the beta version of 3.0, which is supposed to ship "in the > > >>fall," will do multiple processors. > > > > > >Strange, I heard the contrary. They'll integrate SMP support in > > >BSD/OS >3.0. > > > > I have to concur with Mike, UNLESS BSDI is putting SMP, hence the holdup > > . Speculation of course > > . > > very interesting. i would like to get this nailed down. we purchased > bsdi on the promise from the sales person that it would be supporting > SMP in the next release. if you have hard facts please send them to me > directly at: > > mailto:devonl@digitalthink.com > > tia. > > -d