Ken,
I can't answer the first question, but as to the second question,
I know that apparently the newest Athlons *will* work in the MP boards,
but they're not supported or recommended. I think you may be right-on
about the MP--it might be just a way to make people feel that they're
getting official dual processors, akin to Intel's Xeons (speaking of,
anybody seen any of those 900MHz ones floating around? Oh wait, they got
recalled...).
And I have not yet gotten one myself, but a friend of mine just
bought himself one, and is in the process of building a system based on
it. I'll let you know if he meets with any resistance.
- Dana
On Mon, 23 Jul 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> - Does Linux fully support it? I saw reports that 2.4.6-ac-something did,
> but don't know if it's made it mainstream yet.
>
> - Do the MP motherboards require the Athlon-MP series, or is that just
> add'l MP optimization (read: a way to make more $$$)?
>
> - And, lastly, has anyone actually used one? I'm always afraid of ".0"
> products, 'cause they just haven't had a chance to fix the bugs yet.
> But (for reasons too involved to go into), I'm currently looking for
> a new MB, and a dual-Athlon would just rock... but not if it reboots
> every time your VCR gets turned on, or somesuch.
--
Dana S. Tellier Email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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InterOperability Lab 332 Morse Hall, NH 03824
Bridge Functions Consortium 603-862-3525 FAX: 603-862-1761
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