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. :)