Re: 5.0.7 Fresh Installion with Merge 5

From: Bob Bailin (72027.3605_at_compuserve.com)
Date: 09/25/03 

Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 18:02:01 GMT

"Bob Bailin" <72027.3605@compuserve.com> wrote in message
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> "Marc Champagne" <news@ctldirect.DOT.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns940065A37E77newsATctldirectDORco@207.35.177.135...
> > "Bob Bailin" <72027.3605@compuserve.com> wrote in
> > news:bkr3nq$hf0$1@ngspool-d02.news.aol.com:
> >
> >
> > >> "Marc Champagne" <news@ctldirect.DOT.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:Xns93FF5A3BA8840newsATctldirectDORco@207.35.177.135...
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > >> Is SMP really necessary?, There will never be a
> > >> multi-processor system over here!
> >
> >
> > > But you may eventually use a Pentium 4 with hyperthreading,
> > > which SMP+UP1 can utilize even without an SMP license.
> >
> > What's the purpose of having an SMP license then?
>
> An SMP license is needed if you have more than one physical CPU
> on your motherboard. A P4 with hyperthreading presents itself to
> the system as two virtual CPUs, and no license is needed for that
> 2nd virtual CPU (but the SMP software needs to be installed).

All of the above nicely explained in TA #125320 posted yesterday:

http://support.sco.com/rn_cgi/install.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?&p_faqid=125320