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MultiProcessor Specification 1.41 B2 M$ T$ M' b4 @( W( W0 d
* N: a6 F I5 _5 n8 iThe MultiProcessor Specification, hereafter known as the “MP specification,” defines an
# ` h! d! i& P8 l3 t' `enhancement to the standard to which PC manufacturers design DOS-compatible systems. J5 [: s8 x# ]8 H; A
MP-capable operating systems will be able to run without special customization on multiprocessor
( L8 s" U- Q! }" [systems that comply with this specification. End users who purchase a compliant multiprocessor
" B# h* S+ t* u) w( ]: lsystem will be able to run their choice of operating systems.0 G! l& D, i2 ^4 V) l
The MP specification covers PC/AT-compatible MP platform designs based on Intel processor
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“PC/AT-compatible” here refers to the software-visible components of the PC/AT, not to hardware
: S {! p; L9 P4 k8 |features, such as the bus implementation, that are not visible to software. An implementation of
# s! c/ [& ~4 } [: j' m9 _- }4 Tthis specification may incorporate one or more industry standard buses, such as ISA, EISA, MCA," }* N: `0 ~+ c
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