From: Peter Arremann <loony at loonybin.org> > Bryan, > there are sometimes more important things than max performance... > Upgradability i.e. ... If you buy a complete server its one thing, but if > you're offering parts and people build there own they often do consider > upgradability. If you buy a server that right now should run fine with 1 CPU > but you want to upgrade later to a second one, then the Tyan design is for > you. This way you can run all your I/O still and still not have to pay extra > for the second CPU up front. The Tyan website even mentions this somewhere as > the reason for the design decision. And I understand this. And I understand why Tyan might offer it on _some_ models. But not _all_ models. ;-> That's what I can't believe. -- Bryan J. Smith mailto:b.j.smith at ieee.org