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Cathode Ray Dude explores the history, design, and legacy of the ABIT BP6, a legendary motherboard that brought dual-socket multiprocessing to consumers.
Concluding a 25-year-long fascination by... not coming to a conclusion. Yeah, that sounds about right for me. Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/cathoderaydude Tip me: ko-fi.com/cathoderaydude Chapters: Intro Early days of multiprocessing The legend of the BP6 Dual-socket misconceptions BP6 build First boot, BIOS, overcloking The OS Issue Meeting NT 4 NT Problems SMP pros and cons Benchmarks Multiprocessor gaming The tragedy (and saving grace) of early SMP The mystery of the BP6 The mystery resolved... sort of. Foreshadowing part 2 OutroWhat people say. Recommended as an excellent retrospective on the history of early symmetric multiprocessing and the iconic ABIT BP6 motherboard.
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