hi: i am getting a SMP linux RH5.2 system. i initially was seeking a dual pentiumII ASUS board in the 233Mhz-266Mhz range with 128MB. i thought i should get these PIIs with 512KB L2 cache. and then three quickie questions presented themselves: 1. according to a techie at a store i visited, a dual pentium 90 is plenty fast. he said there's no need to go up to PIIs and his dual P90 out performed a faster dual PII mother board running NT. this was a networking box. i will be writing CAD/CAM software. i think this guy could be right for network bound apps but that for CAD/CAM PIIs would be appropriate. would you concur? 2. since the FAQ says ASUS SMP boards have (almost) no known problems, i checked out their website. problem is all dual (or quad) MBs are discontinued. so were can i get one? 3. if i get a quad-processor MB do i need to put a CPU into each socket to run linux? i mean, if i'm cheap i might only put 1 or 2 CPUs right off the start. best regards, shane miller - Linux SMP list: FIRST see FAQ at http://www.irisa.fr/prive/mentre/smp-faq/ To Unsubscribe: send "unsubscribe linux-smp" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
