Question about Xeon processors

[USSEnterprise]

Are Xeon processors considered a form of x86 processor? Just wondering because I want to be able to run FreeDOS on my MAME PC (which will also act as a server ), but I don't know if DOS will work on a Xeon

[paigeoliver]

Are Xeon processors considered a form of x86 processor? Just wondering because I want to be able to run FreeDOS on my MAME PC (which will also act as a server ), but I don't know if DOS will work on a Xeon

Yes, it will.

[elvis]

The more technical answer:

Xeons have existed since the PII cores, being marketed as Intel's server and high-end workstattion CPUs for x86 users.  All a Xeon is is a high cache and SMP-able (ie: 2 or more CPUs) version of the equivalent "Pentium" desktop branded CPU.

So find out what core the Xeon is based on (ie: PII, PIII, or P4) and for emulation and OS purposes you can safely consider it a high-cache equivalent of the desktop chip.  All software will work fine, as these are just x86 processors with a fancy name.

[USSEnterprise]

ok, good. Thanks

[AlanS17]

Keep in mind, though, that I don't believe DOS can take advantage of dual processors. And in the off-chance that a newer version like FreeDOS32 can, then I can promise you that MAME doesn't. It'll still work, but you won't be utilizing the second processor (if there is one). The second processor will just sit there doing nothing.

[USSEnterprise]

I'm gonna be dual, or maybe triple booting, with Windows 2000 or Fedora Core 3, which both take advantage of Dual processor. And for all we know, a version of MAME that takes advantage of Dual Processors may make its appearence someday.