While true, any application (even one that is not multi-threaded) can run on
a separate processor from the O/S.  Therefore, in some sense, you are using
one processor for the O/S and the other for an application.  Not sure that
would buy much, and you are right ... an application not written
multi-threaded will not automatically use more than one processor.

-- Mitch


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Ammerman" <RAMMERMAN@PRODIGY.NET>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 6:39 AM
Subject: Re: [PIC]: NT compatability


> Watch out with the dual processor thing. Lots of WINDOZE software is not
> properly written to handle multiple CPUs.
>
> Bob Ammerman
> RAm Systems
> (contract development of high performance, high function, low-level
> software)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael Rigby-Jones <mrjones@NORTELNETWORKS.COM>
> To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 5:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [PIC]: NT compatability
>
>
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jamie Dainton [SMTP:pic@DAINTON.ORG.UK]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 9:59 AM
> > > To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> > > Subject:      Re: [PIC]: NT compatability
> > >
> > > Hello Michael,
> > >
> > > Tuesday, September 19, 2000, 08:45:46, you wrote:
> > >
> > > MRJ> I'm shortly to get a new PC here at work, which will (by
corporate
> > > order) be
> > > MRJ> running NT4.  I am a little concerned about compatibility with
> MPLAB,
> > > MRJ> PICSTART+, ICE2000 and the ICD as I have heard of a few people on
> the
> > > list
> > > MRJ> having problems.  I believe all these should work under NT but
I'd
> > > like some
> > > MRJ> confirmation before I find out the hard way with dealines
looming.
> > >
> > > I doubt that the majority of this software/hardware will work. NT does
> > > NOT allow direct access to the ports. It may be easier to point out
> > > that the software will not work, therefore you should continue using
> > > Win9x.
> > >
> > Hopefully, the authors of MPLAB don't use direct hardware access for the
> > serial comms.  If they have used the Windows API (and it sounds like
they
> > must have) then it should have a good chance of working.
> >
> > I'd be loathe to stick with Win9x as the new PC is a dual P3-733, so
only
> > one CPU would be used unless I run Win NT or 2000.
> >
> > I guess I'll have to "suck it and see", but I have had some encouraging
> > reports on here already.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Mike
> >
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