Re: [aclug-L] ntmag

[Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

IIRC, 4 CPUs is the max for a Pentium II/III system.  Xeon and PPro may be
different, though...  (Now K7 will kick all of the Pentium family's butts
when it comes to multiprocessor support... :-)


> Yes i have seen the article. As far i recall, if you are using NTSERVER
> you can can go up to 32 cpu 
> (But there are some caveats running multiple processor NT, i read
> somewhere some time ago that as you inceease the number of cpu,
> performance decrease proportionately..do some digging on that and i bet
> you will find a lot of info on the net)
> 
> On the other hand,(And Please correct me if i am wrong), with the  new
> 2.2 Linux Kernel you can go up to 4 way smp..is that right?
>  
> Also refer to this article about some weaknesses of Linux...
> 
> http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-1999-04/lw-04-penguin5.html?05-03 
> 
> Now don't get me wrong. I love linux and all that..but i think it still
> needs some work for world domination ( We are well under way). I think
> as a linux lover we need to throughly educate ourselves about what linux
> can do right now(Which is a alot) and in the future(I.e replacing NT in
> enterprise)..and also gain knowledge about it's strength and weaknesses. 
> 
> 
> So definitely recommend your friend to jump into the linux boat and join
> a great community...and don't forget to point out some great linux
> strength, rock-solid stability, impressive uptime, no cut-throat license
> requirement, great great tools and softwares and above all it is soo
> darn CHEAP!!
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Mohammed
> 
> > --
> > phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Oh I've slipped the surly bonds of dos
> > and danced the skies on LINUX silvered wings.
> > http://www.cottagesoft.com/~phrostie/cad-tastrafy
> > 
> >
> 

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