chrism at imntv.com spake the following on 2/26/2007 8:51 AM: > Morten Torstensen wrote: >> Tru Huynh wrote: >>> [tru at quadcore ~]$ uname -a >>> Linux quadcore 2.6.9-42.0.3.ELsmp #1 SMP Fri Oct 6 06:28:26 CDT 2006 >>> x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux >>> [tru at quadcore ~]$ grep -A4 processor /proc/cpuinfo >>> processor : 0 >> >> Just take care with more than 8 CPUs, because you need the largesmp >> kernel then. Worked on a 8 socket, 16 CPU system where that was a pain >> due to binary kernel modules. >> >> Now those machines could be 32 CPU systems... and you could add 8 >> sockets more. 64 CPUs on Intel platform with commodity hardware. Not >> that many years ago that would have been utopia :) > > A few years from now you'll need that much horsepower to play Quake > VIII. :) Or run that years version of Windows ;-P -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!!