Newbie Linux user question ;) I'm looking at migrating my Slimserver setup from the cosy, familiar world of Windows, to the new and uncharted (for me) territory of Linux, having been very impressed by both Mandriva Linux for desktop use and ClarkConnect for a dedicated server.
There's a steep learning curve here, but a basic question I have is I've a few PC's I've gained from some work disposals, and am trying to select the best machine to use. I have a P2 (might be P3, can't remember) 400MHz candidate (Dell Optiplex) and some Workstation 400's that I can steal bits from to make a dual-CPU machine (2x300MHz P2's). Is there any advantage to using a Dual CPU machine in terms of performance, I know SS is single threaded, but would the Kernel use one CPU whilst SS uses another? What about the ancillary programs (mplayer and other transcoding functions) would that benefit. Does Linux support dual CPU 'out of the box'. Thanks for any help, Andy. -- Andrew L. Weekes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Andrew L. Weekes's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=573 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21664 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix
