ilug-admin at linux.ie wrote:
>> Solaris for X86 ?
>> I think that they have some kind of work around
> for Multi-Sparc boxes so perhaps Solaris for X86 can handle it.
> Or is it a mobo issue ?
Sparcs were always designed for MP systems ;-)
The 80x86 world has always been a lot clumsier, and workarounds
for stuff like interrupts are pretty complicated, and (as I
understand it) interfere badly with other hardware aspects such
as power management.
Vin
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