Andrew L.Weekes wrote: > > 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.
Yes, and yes. > > Does Linux support dual CPU 'out of the box'. Yes. That said, I think you might find P2 300 processors frustratingly slow - you'd be better off with at least a P3 and plenty of RAM. YOu can pick up suitable machines on eBay for peanuts. R. _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix
