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To: khalid jaffar who wrote (1393)	6/17/1998 2:41:00 AM
From: Howard R. Hansen	Respond to of 14778

>>On a different topic, does anyone have any experience with Quad CPU motherboards? I need to build a workstation for Graphic work (3D modeling) and I'm having a hard time finding a motherboard. The only one I've found so far is the AMI Goliath. Intel will be coming out with a 4 processor motherboard in the third quarter of this year. See Kenneth's Tech Page, The Intel Road Map at home1.swipnet.se for some pre-announcement information. This may be another option for you.

To: khalid jaffar who wrote (1393)	6/17/1998 12:43:00 PM
From: Howard R. Hansen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

>> On a different topic, does anyone have any experience with Quad CPU motherboards? I need to build a workstation for Graphic work (3D modeling) and I'm having a hard time finding a motherboard. The only one I've found so far is the AMI Goliath. << Most likely you know this but at the present time, 6-17-98, the only Intel CPU that can be used in a 4 processor design is a Pentium Pro. Slot 1 Pentium IIs have a design limitation and can only be used in a single or dual processor configuration. Intel is planning on coming out with a Slot 2 package that will support more than a 2 processor configuration in the 3 quarter of this year. I believe the initial product will have the code name Xeon and will be announced on June 29, 1998. This puts you in a tough spot either use a CPU that is being phased out, the Pentium Pro, or use a new product, a Intel Pentium II in a Slot 2 package, which will be very costly.