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

[Sean Echevarria <sean.loop@creepingfog.com>]

That is interesting.  I have an older HT enabled CPU and is reported as 2 
CPUs in my XP sys info.  I heard (somewhere) that Dual Core with HT would 
result in the OS reporting 4 CPUs.


At 2006.05.18 02:13 PM, jeff larson wrote:
> > 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.