This morning . . . I was looking up some microprocessor
specifications - trying to determine if an old xw4200 type
computer can handle a dual core processor.
Now, I find an ad trying to sell me an antique processor
chip at the top of Yahoo.
The chip is Pentium 4 SL7PW. Single core and maybe
ten years ago it would have been hot stuff. Today?,
well, the computer it is in might as well be an antique.
My problem? I have a bunch of these xw4200's where I
work, and I'm working on upgrading some even older
computers to them. Some of them said they had dual core
processors, most of them said they didn't.
I was going to reserve the dual core machines for 'computer lab'
duty. I had one dual core machine with fuzzy capacitors
inside it, so I thought I'd swap the processor so I could 'upgrade'
a machine. Swapped the processors, and the 'upgraded'
machine said it still had a single core processor.
So I started researching the matter. It seems the
SL7PW has a single core, with two logical processors.
Whatever that means.
I'd appreciate more insights, if anyone has any.
Anyway, the thing I wanted to point out, is that
'THEY' are watching and trying to sell 'us' things
that we exhibit an interest in.
Zim.
Mad Poet Strikes Again.
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