RE: OS? Home, Media or Pro? (was Re: Mobius on an Intel Mac (and more questions))

["jeff larson" <jeff.larson@sailpoint.com>]

> > Why?  Can you name the features of XP Pro that you use?
> > 
> For anyone getting a DuoCore or other multi-processor machine 
> (that would be all the smart people!) then they need pro - 
> home doesn't support multiple processors, afaik.

My understanding is that Dual Cores are not considered to
be "multiple processors" from the OS's perspective.  There are
a lot of Dual Core machines being sold right now bundled
with XP Home or Media Center.

http://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/cto_entdt_e510?c=us&c
s=19&l=en&s=dhs

I really doubt they would even offer this configuration
if you could only use one core.

Jeff