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To: Joe NYC who wrote (32761)	3/22/2001 1:06:48 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (3) of 275872

Joe, <SMP is necessary for a large cache processor to have any appeal. Large cache is not necessary for SMP, but it can be very useful.> We're not on the same frequency here. I realize large cache is nice, but not necessary for SMP, and that large cache certainly doesn't make any sense without an SMP platform. But AMD had NO plans for large cache CPUs after cancelling Mustang. They said it wasn't necessary for 2-way SMP, and OEMs said it wasn't vital. But now AMD is saying large (or relatively larger) cache is a go for SMP Palomino. To have a separate processor line just for SMP is a really big deal, since AMD can no longer just make one-size-fits-all Palomino for desktop and server and maybe even laptop. Sorry to keep pushing the point. There are a lot of things in AMD's roadmap shift that defy explanation, and maybe this is one of them. Tenchusatsu

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