[plug] Dual CPU's ...

[Tony Clark]

Boy is this an advert or what!

Chris, your spelling makes me dizzy.  Please put your spell checker back on.


On Sat, 20 Mar 1999, you wrote:
> ---Trevor Phillips <phillips at central.murdoch.edu.au> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > Some bastard at work planted in my mind the idea of us getting PC
> upgrades with
> > Dual CPU's, and he's got me thinking, curse him!
> > 
> > Does Linux support multiple CPU's? 
> 
> Definatly
> 
> > Does it support it well?
> 
> Extreamly well
> 
> > Is it worth it?
> 
> Depends what applications you need to run but it is worth it just to
> play with (kernels compile much faster and things like that). but in
> genral your average computer user dosnot need it
> 
> > Any recommended motherboards/configs?
> > 
> > Right now I have this image of a Dual Celeron 400 system in my mind,
> and would
> > like to know peoples opinions on practicality, uses, and pricing...
> ^_^ 
> 
> Hate to spoil it for you but celeron dosnot support duel procerssor
> suport how ever the Pentium II dose not.
> 
> The cost  of the main board is going to cost you about $373.30 if you
> buy it from me. This will get you an EPOX Dual Pentium II ATX (intell
> 440-BX) Board that can take processor's ranging from the 233 - 555. 3
> SDRAM slots. An intel i740 built in vidio card Yamah Sound card 2*EIDE
> 2*16550 ECP Ports K/B Power - ON 100Mhz Bus speed.
> 
> The pquired procesors that are avalibale are the following :
> INTEL PII 350Mhz 512k Cache $384.78 each
> INTEL PII 400Mhz 512k Cache $610.70 each
> INTEL PII 450Mhz 512k Cache $983.56 each
> 
> or the cheaper way to go is a prebuilt system
> Specs are
> The PII 350 MMX box  $2789
> 
> EPoX P2-112a M/B
> ATX Case
> 32 MB pc100 SDRAM 
> 1.44MB Panasonic FDD
> 3.2 gig
> AGP 4MB vidio
> 15" MPRII Monitor
> SUN Classical Keyboard
> MS Mouse and a mouse mat
> 32x CD-ROM
> PCI Sound card
> 3 years insured onsite waranty (an insured warranty means if i go out
> of bussiness you\r computer still has a waranty and if the waranty
> agency gose out of bussiness then you still hav  awarranty . You may
> ask how this works well the insurance company  pays for the repairs.)
> 
> all goods quoted are subject to price and spesification change at any
> time without notice and or warning. All prices include Tax. Linux
> Computer World dose not sell Ex tax 
> 
> 
> > 
> > -- 
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> http://jurai.murdoch.edu.au/ . 
> > : CWIS Technical Officer         -          
> T.Phillips at murdoch.edu.au : 
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