And it is inexpensive. Buy two or more processors, and test until it breaks.
*ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]>wrote: > IBM wasn't the only one that did this. Most of the BUNCH did too > (Burroughs, Univac, NCR, CDC, Honeywell). You paid for a particular > performance level. For a higher performance level, you paid more. > > It makes good sense to me. Then and now. (I'm an unrepentant capitalist - I > admit it.) > > The only different between the mainframe guys and Intel, IMO, is that > almost nothing about the mainframes was documented, so reverse-engineering > something like that was almost impossible (certainly very difficult); not to > mention a violation of their licensing agreements. For Intel/AMD - they are > heavily documented, and there are experts in reverse-engineering them. > > Regards, > > Michael B. Smith > Consultant and Exchange MVP > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 5:08 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Intel wants to charge to unlock features already on your CPU > > On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 5:03 PM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> > wrote: > > What's old is new again. > > This was done way back when with the 486 line. > > I'm told IBM did this back in the 1960s or 70s. Friend told a story > where, in order to "install" the "CPU upgrade" they had purchased, an IBM > System Engineer came out and *cut a wire* in the CPU cabinet. > > These days, it's standard operating procedure in the world of phone > systems to buy "more ports", which really just means entering a key code to > enable the facilities which are already there. > > "There is nothing new under the sun." (from Ecclesiastes 1:9-14, > reportedly written about 2250 years ago) > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ < > http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
