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- From: casper@fwi.uva.nl (Casper H.S. Dik)
- Subject: Re: SparcStation 10 and multiprocessing
- Message-ID: <1992Nov13.104539.8298@fwi.uva.nl>
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- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 10:45:39 GMT
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- lupe@ukw.uucp (Lupe Christoph) writes:
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- >bygate@ncrcol.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM (Terrence A. Bygate) writes:
-
- >>Lupe Christoph (lupe@ukw.uucp) wrote:
- >>: bill@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Bill Hewitt) writes:
- >>: >My original understanding was that Sparc10 machines would be able to
- >>: >use >1 processor under SunOS4.1.3, but that multi threading would only
- >>: >become possible under Solaris2.0.
- >>:
- >>:
- >>: - The only supported multiprocessor Viking configurations
- >>: are the -52 and the -54, as far as I know. At least there
- >>: is not model -42 in my pricelist.
-
- >>So, when do the SS10/5x become available? Will they not be out
- >>until Solaris2.1? If they are out sooner than Solaris2.1, will
- >>multiple processors be available for multiple jobs?
-
- >I have no tentative dates for FCS of Sol2.1 or the -50 modules,
- >but I believe 2.1 will be out before the modules.
-
- Sol2.1 will be out December 7th. It will support all SPARC machines, or
- so they tell me.
-
- Casper
-