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Article #507Re: obsolete Sequent software
From: Root Boy Jim
Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1991 20:10
Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1991 20:10
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In article <1439@torsqnt.UUCP> david@torsqnt.UUCP (David Haynes) writes: > >But let's use current Sequent technology, 30 processors at >14 MIPS (486s in the Series 2000/700) The sad thing is, that if you put 30 procs in the box, you won't be able to put much else in. Once again we run up against stupid backplane rules: "These are high priority, these are low, and these are dynamically determined." Now if only we could move that "firewall" one slot over... As a practical limit, 20 CPU's is about right. -- [rbj@uunet 1] stty sane unknown mode: sane
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!lll-winken!uunet!rbj From: rbj@uunet.UU.NET (Root Boy Jim) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sequent Subject: Re: obsolete Sequent software Message-ID: <124708@uunet.UU.NET> Date: 4 Mar 91 20:10:47 GMT References: <1991Mar01.163348.24172@lynx.CS.ORST.EDU> <1469@west.West.Sun.COM> <1439@torsqnt.UUCP> Organization: UUNET Communications Services, Falls Church, VA Lines: 15