On Sep 9, 2009, at 2:04 PM, falst...@46 wrote:
> > I would actually like to take issue that the Mac OS did not support > multi processors. I seem to remember several machines that were multi > processor from the 603e era, including one with 4 processors, if > memory serves, made by one of the clone manufacturers and I believe > the 8600 and 9600 were available with dual processors. These systems > ran from system 8.1 to 9.2.2 with multi processor support. Under systems 8.1 to 9.2.2 there was support in the OS development toolboxes for multiple CPU's, but there were only ever a handful of applications that took advantage of them; the OS itself did not use multiple CPU's at all. So yes there were multiple CPU Macs, but they were very expensive space heaters...if you were lucky and one of the handful of Photoshop or Premiere functions that were supported were ones you used a lot, you could se some remarkable performance enhancements. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
