On 11/3/04 10:39 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all > > This should make Roger Kortas grin. > > Just a whimsical thought: > > Sonnet makes PCI G3/G4 upgrade cards, what Im curious about is whether > these can be used in addition to the existing CPU. > > They are really meant for machines which cannot use Daugter Card or ZIF > upgrades. > > So can anyone say (as Sonnet would never say anything I'd imagine) if > these pci cards would work in any machines other than those they're > meant for? > > Sonnet says they are for OS 7.5.2 - 9.2. > > Has anyone seen one of these running OSX? > > Hmmm, homemade dual processing... > > I'll get back in my hole now ;) > > Cheers > Paul > (who's crazy ideas have killed more than a few toys and who also knows > he should be happy with his shinny old 500mhz! Rev.A B&W G3) > Hmmm.....maybe, BUT......how do you tell the OS that there are 2 processors there instead of one, and then make system calls go to either processor (load sharing) or load up one processor then move over to the second (like multiprocessing on a PC). Considering how much slower the PCI bus is to the daughter card slot, load sharing would suck! However, dumping low priority processes to the PCI card and leaving the important stuff to the main processor would be cool! What do you think Kat? Seeya Rod!
