Okay, here's the deal.
My Linux box is currently a Pentium Pro 200Mhz (256 L2 cache) with 64
megs of RAM (esentially it's an workstation that used to run NT). I
don't want to get rid of it because it's got a lot of goodies
including a built in NIC, SCSI, and great case cooling (yes, I know
John Hokanson Jr. wrote:
My questions is esentially asking for what would yield the best speed
boost? I'm leaning toward dual PPros, but not if there are known
SMP problems under Linux.
I'm also intending on upgrading the RAM.
Almost without asking the next question, my suggestion is to
On Saturday 27 October 2001 09:33 am, you wrote:
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With these concerns aside, you are probably still better off with
an extra Pentium Pro. My guess would be that your kind of board is
better optimised for PPro, and that
On Sat, 27 Oct 2001 09:06:09 -0700, John Hokanson Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Okay, here's the deal.
My Linux box is currently a Pentium Pro 200Mhz (256 L2 cache) with 64
megs of RAM (esentially it's an workstation that used to run NT). I
don't want to get rid of it because it's got a
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Subject: [newbie] Upgrade Suggestions...
Okay, here's the deal.
My Linux box is currently a Pentium Pro 200Mhz (256 L2 cache) with 64
megs of RAM (esentially it's an workstation that used to run NT). I
don't want to get rid of it because it's got a lot of goodies
including a built
On Sat, 27 Oct 2001 09:47:50 -0700, John Hokanson Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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On Saturday 27 October 2001 09:33 am, you wrote:
On Sat, 27 Oct 2001 09:06:09 -0700, John Hokanson Jr.
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With these concerns aside, you are probably still better off with
an extra Pentium
On Saturday 27 October 2001 10:09 am, you wrote:
On Sat, 27 Oct 2001 09:47:50 -0700, John Hokanson Jr.
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On Saturday 27 October 2001 09:33 am, you wrote:
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With these concerns aside, you
October 2001 1:41 AM
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Subject: Re: [newbie] Upgrade Suggestions...
On Saturday 27 October 2001 10:09 am, you wrote:
On Sat, 27 Oct 2001 09:47:50 -0700, John Hokanson Jr.
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On Saturday 27 October 2001 09:33 am, you wrote:
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John Hokanson Jr. wrote:
I'm guessing that I'll get the other PPro, making sure they're the
same steping. I'll also look into getting 512k models, as well as
punching my RAM up to 128mb or 256mb..
If you do both (add RAM and add a second processor) it would be
interesting (to me, at least) to