Xref: utzoo comp.sys.amiga.misc:352 comp.unix.amiga:117 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!sdd.hp.com!spool2.mu.edu!uunet!europa.asd.contel.com!ctc.contel.com!doug From: doug@ctc.contel.com (Doug Whitehead) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.unix.amiga Subject: Re: Adding Symmetric Multiprocessing to Amiga UNIX. Message-ID: <1991Jan29.144419.9669@europa.asd.contel.com> Date: 29 Jan 91 19:44:19 GMT References: <1991Jan29.024542.1@ccvax.iastate.edu> Organization: Contel Technology Center Lines: 22 Nntp-Posting-Host: whitehead.ctc.contel.com In article <1991Jan29.024542.1@ccvax.iastate.edu> taab5@ccvax.iastate.edu (Marc Barrett) writes: If Commodore could do the same, and add symmetric multiprocessing to Amiga UNIX, this would permit both of the processors to be used at once in a multiprocessor Amiga 3000. And Scott Hess (scott@texnext.gac.edu) replies: Actually, I don't know how worth it it would be to have symmetric multiprocessing with a 68040 and a 68030 working in tandem. The '040 is quite a bit better (this is sort of like an 8088/80286 team, or 68030/68000 team, though not quite _that_ bad). I think an easier, and more than likely faster, route would be to offload io processing to the 68030. My embellishment: Hey why not use the 68030 exclusively for an X server! Some folks pay the cost of an AmigaUX just for an X server. This would be a KILLER X window system!!! Doug Whitehead Doug Whitehead (doug@ctc.contel.com)