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Subject: Re: More Microsoft annoyances ...part 2

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 07:40:49 08/14/01

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On August 14, 2001 at 04:11:58, Jeremiah Penery wrote:

>On August 14, 2001 at 00:44:43, Slater Wold wrote:
>
>>Oh, and like the MS clip said, there are programs that when run under Windows 98
>>or ME will USE a 2nd CPU.  But they are not going through the OS.  CAD and even
>>the deep programs will use a 2nd CPU under Windows 98 and ME.
>
>This is wrong.  Win9x/Me do not even acknowledge that a second processor exists.
> Since in this case the program can't know more than the OS, it is impossible
>that a program can use both CPUs under such an operating system.  Really, it
>just does not work.


It could work, but it would be very complicated to do.  So complicated I don't
think anyone would consider doing it when you could run a multiprocessor
operating system and avoid all the issues.



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