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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:
--- Quote from: USSEnterprise on July 22, 2005, 05:19:59 am ---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
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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.
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