I cannot comment on Xeon versus Pentium 4, but the Athlon XP and MP are decidedly not different chips. Athlon XP processors can usually run in SMP without problems, although newer ones may be locked to prevent this. The MP designation simply means that AMD has validated the processor for SMP use.
I understand that references to large amounts of money probably give the editors here a panicked moment as they realize just how close to broke VA Whatever and company are, but that's really no excuse for such lousy editing.
Though I admit I haven't read the story yet, and it may well have transpired that Turbolinux was sold BY a pile of cash. It does seem unlikely, however.
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I cannot comment on Xeon versus Pentium 4, but the Athlon XP and MP are decidedly not different chips. Athlon XP processors can usually run in SMP without problems, although newer ones may be locked to prevent this. The MP designation simply means that AMD has validated the processor for SMP use.
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Originally submitted without checking the preview. Oh the irony.
slashdot editors do not correct spelling or grammar or much else
... if only science could figure out how to keep Slashdot afloat.
I understand that references to large amounts of money probably give the editors here a panicked moment as they realize just how close to broke VA Whatever and company are, but that's really no excuse for such lousy editing.
Though I admit I haven't read the story yet, and it may well have transpired that Turbolinux was sold BY a pile of cash. It does seem unlikely, however.
I find that our Tomcat does an excellent job of keeping the programmers in line.
If you spend a lot of time pondering these questions, are you a woolgatherer?