[OpenBIOS] Re: boy is EFI a kludge!

E.B. Dreger eddy+public+spam at noc.everquick.net
Thu Aug 30 02:55:35 CEST 2001


Sorry to respond to my own post...

> Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 01:44:13 +0000 (GMT)
> From: E.B. Dreger <eddy at everquick.net>
> 
> > Date: 29 Aug 2001 12:22:23 -0600
> > From: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederman at lnxi.com>
> > 
> > I have seen reports that both Intel and IBM are working on chipsets
> > that will support that.   I think the reports were talking many way
> > SMP but possibly that is because where Itanium is positioned.  This
> 
> I'd have to dig up the article, but I recall a ComputerWorld tidbit
> on IBM planning 32-way SMP, IIRC.  I probably should post that link.

http://computerworld.com/nlt/1%2C3590%2CNAV47_STO63083_NLTPM%2C00.html

In summary:

* IBM "Summit" chipset
* 16-way, _not_ 32-way like I thought
* Can run as multiple shared-resource machines.


Eddy

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