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MultiProcessor Specification 1.4
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The MultiProcessor Specification, hereafter known as the “MP specification,” defines an9 }6 A) }9 z8 u" L, K# j
enhancement to the standard to which PC manufacturers design DOS-compatible systems.$ ~+ i" J( L; |& s7 ]
MP-capable operating systems will be able to run without special customization on multiprocessor$ `% b+ F2 @& G& M; {* E( n. u
systems that comply with this specification. End users who purchase a compliant multiprocessor
( h# P, |7 g* {4 c% Jsystem will be able to run their choice of operating systems.8 j( {6 v, @' U8 n1 t
The MP specification covers PC/AT-compatible MP platform designs based on Intel processor: s0 ^" t# j% o: _6 V
architectures and Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) architectures. The term4 R" \. r) k D$ v- l$ ]0 m/ E+ L
“PC/AT-compatible” here refers to the software-visible components of the PC/AT, not to hardware
+ ^+ w4 Z9 d+ ufeatures, such as the bus implementation, that are not visible to software. An implementation of
' D* R+ ~6 i sthis specification may incorporate one or more industry standard buses, such as ISA, EISA, MCA,' t# D7 B* `& u; ^+ p2 e
PCI, or other OEM-specific buses. |
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