On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, Lawrence D. Lopez wrote:
> Thank for all the help!
>
> I'm sold on the two Pentium II 350 processors.
>
> Now I need to get an ATX case, motherboard,
> decide whether to recirculate 128MB of SIMM (a bad idea
> for sure, DIMMS are the way to go obviously).
> I'm partial to Tyan.
You should read the linux-smp faq before going too much farther. It can
help you avoid possible hardware problems. Tyans, for example, are not
infrequently on this list as "problem" systems because of their
intolerance of non-Tyan-approved memory. Recirculating memory into a
440BX Tyan sounds like a recipe for an unhappy experience to me.
See:
<li><A HREF="http://www.irisa.fr/prive/mentre/smp-faq/">Linux SMP FAQ
List</a> (Tremendous! Useful! Avoid Dumb Questions like: "Does Linux SMP
Work?")
<li><A HREF="http://www.phy.duke.edu/brahma/smp-faq/">Local MIRROR of
Linux SMP FAQ</a> to keep a copy on both sides of the pond, so to
speak...
...and (for the list in general) I long for the day when the SMP FAQ URL
is routinely appended to all list traffic (with a uniqueness filter so
we don't cycle it around in threads). Does the list manager for
linux-smp actually reside on this list? Is anyone listening?
> I'm thinking of a desktop system, strange as that seems.
>
> Something small, light, with .25 G ram and a 10,000 RPM disk
> (maybe replaceable so my wife can play games on msdos, I don't
> really like dual boot systems).
Dual boot systems are trivial to set up and maintain with lilo -- I run
several of them routinely. I can send you template lilo.conf files if
you have any problems. Replaceable boot disks are likely to give you a
lot more headaches, not to mention not coming in 10,000 RPM flavors.
>
> Larry
>
>
> Lawrence D. Lopez wrote:
> >
> > I notice that one Pentium II 450 is $600.
> > But two Pentium II 350 processors are $249 x 2 or $498.
> >
> > Obviously single threaded code would run faster
> > on the 450 mHz processor.
> >
> > I was wondering if it was worth the trouble going to
> > SMP.
> >
> > The application is program development.
> >
> > I, personally, have found 2 processor systems handy
> > when large amounts of kernel debugging output are placed
> > on a X windows screen. This was in a Sun environment
> > though.
> >
> > Larry
>
Robert G. Brown http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/
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