On Tue, 28 Mar 2000 16:39:25 -0800, Dave Snow <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>Gavin Scott wrote:
>>
>> m555 writes:
>> > On 28 Feb 2000 22:02:22 GMT, [log in to unmask] (47u) wrote:
>> > >The jump from the /800 to /1000 is due to new software features that
>> > >are only enabled on 10-way and 12-way systems running 6.5.
>> >
>> > Like what? And why can't they be enabled on fewer CPUs?
>>
>> I would *guess* that there are no features that get "enabled" when you go
>> from 8 to 10 cpus, but that the changes made to MPE involved primarily
>> eliminating resource contention
>>
>> G.
>
>Gavin hit the nail on the head.

OK I understand now. I guess the wording of the original post which I
questioned led me to believe that something "magic" happens once you
get to CPU #10 under 6.5, but in fact it's that nothing BAD happens
once you get to CPU #10, unlike what used to happen in 6.0 and
previous. :)