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Anonymous Coward
Joined: 20 Nov 2004
Posts: 589
Location: Shandong, China
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Sun Nov 12, 2006 8:33 am |
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I remember periodically this topic comes up in here. I can now confirm that there were infact dual CPU 486 systems around back in the day, and yes they could run Windows NT! Have a look at this old Byte article and see for yourselves.
http://www.byte.com/art/9403/sec7/art3.htm |
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bear
Joined: 04 Oct 2004
Posts: 205
Location: 57�59'N 15�39'E
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Sun Nov 12, 2006 11:17 am |
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I wonder how many modern systems one get for the price of one of those ? |
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T-R-A
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Posts: 594
Location: Western NC
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Sun Nov 12, 2006 3:39 pm |
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I regret not getting a Compaq Systempro (Dual 386's) in a company scrap sale years ago...
I wonder what NT 3.51 (maybe even 4.0) would have been like on it.... |
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ryan
Joined: 19 Apr 2006
Posts: 261
Location: WisConSin
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Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:18 pm |
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I can verify that there were up to 8 banger 486dx systems around, I had a chance at one several years back but it was in Philly (too far from WI) and was WAYY too big, although what they could operate under I have no idea, perhaps Xenix? |
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386er
Joined: 27 Jan 2007
Posts: 274
Location: USA
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Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:26 am |
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I not sure if its what I thought it is but my compaq deskpro 386/33 looks
like it has 3 cpu sockets and 1 math coprocesser socket on the mother board.  |
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Anonymous Coward
Joined: 20 Nov 2004
Posts: 589
Location: Shandong, China
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Sat Jan 27, 2007 2:22 am |
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It's likely that one is for a cache controller, and the other is for a weitek coprocessor. |
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