Im not 100% sure that the Atom is dual-core, however it does have SMT (a.k.a. Hyper-Threading).
Note that the Atom is a single-issue scalar processor and does not do speculative execution (in other words it's Pentium-Pro technology). On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 11:18 AM, Daniel O. Escasa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: .. > IIRC, Doc Ambo's Atom-based MSI Wind reports dual core. Far as I can tell, > the difference apart from the lower power consumption is a smaller cache. > Important for me, too, as I'm in the market for a computer and trying to > decide between a Core 2 Duo and an Atom. -- Orlando Andico +63.2.976.8659 | +63.920.903.0335 _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph

