Re: tlug: Re: linux cluster

[John De Hoog <dehoog@example.com>]

Darren Cook <darren@example.com> wrote:
 
> Pentium-II seems limited to 512Kb cache. The next Intel chip is supposed to
> have larger cache (and be better designed for parallel processing), but it
> is going to be *much* more expensive. 

The Xeon chips support up to 2 MB of cache. Yes, they are expensive, but
Gateway just came out with a Xeon fully loaded model for under
U.S.$4,000.

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