No... it is sort of like a 'version' number..., or actually more
like a 'sub-version' number, where a P6/200 is a base cpu model,
but Intel made several 'steppings' of that processor, each one
fixing a few glitches in prior versions (or adding a couple here
and there too, of course).,
Robert Hyatt Computer and Information Sciences
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On Mon, 2 Aug 1999, sofus anderssen wrote:
> Hi everybody,
> I'm intrested in building an SMP machine (under LINUX off course),
> and have joined this mailing list for this reason.
> I've been reading the list for some time now and have a few questions
> which I could not solve with the FAQ too.
>
> What is it that you are calling the 'stepping' of a processor ? Does it
> have anything to do with the frequency (233-550 MHz) of the processor ?
> Is it necessary to have all the processors having the same 'stepping' ?
> Is there a way to get this information whithout conecting them on the
> board ?
>
> In advance thanks,
>
> Sofus
>
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