1 Aug
2004
1 Aug
'04
3:03 p.m.
On Sat, 31 Jul 2004, Michel Py wrote:
For PCs I install dual Xeons on every production machine for example, even though the CPU power needed for some is a 486;
What a mad idea. Intel dont do fault-tolerant SMP. Running SMP will lower your MTBF just by fact that you now have 2 CPUs. Then there's fact that you're far more likely to hit bugs in OS with SMP than uniproc. SMP for reliability? Unless it's a multi-million zSeries, What a mad idea...
Michel.
regards, -- Paul Jakma paul@clubi.ie paul@jakma.org Key ID: 64A2FF6A Fortune: Q: What's the difference between USL and the Titanic? A: The Titanic had a band.