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昨天聊了單卡多 #GPU 今天則來聊聊多 #CPU 的系統
在過去
如何將大量的電晶體在同時思考供電、散熱以及成本等多重考量下封裝在小小的一塊板子上
是非常大的難題

部分廠商索性不考慮成本
像是當年的 #IBM #Power 系列
或許當時許多的工作站、伺服器廠商
因為這些客群對於預算敏感度相對較低
所以可以這樣做

但是在 #PC 端這樣就行不通了
所以在單一晶片的效能無法有效的提升下
想到的辦法就是「為何不裝兩個呢？」
這張 #ABIT #BP6 就是這樣的產物

這張主機板允許當時的 Celeron CPU 以雙 CPU 的方式運作
讓你能夠用相對低廉的成本
獲得"雙核心"的效能
這算是雙CPU系統進入家用的鼻祖吧
(如果 CPU + #FPU 的組合不算的話)
也是少數出現在中階市場
intel 過去也曾推出過 #C2Q Extreme 雙771 的系統
但那就是作為相當於旗艦系統的存在了

#Allen講看看 #retro
#台灣Vtuber #Vtubers #Vtuber #Taiwan​

#TechTangents: Abit- #BP6 ReCap - Dual Processor Motherboard Back to Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNdHuFxowwk

#SMP #RetroComputing #vintage

Just maxed out my Abit #BP6 to 768MB thanks to a friend.

I might at some point try to make a case badge for my Abit #BP6 machine…

Anyone else interested?

https://www.bp6.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=6678

#RetroComputing #SMP

Ce dimanche dans @underscore je vais vous parler de ma Abit #BP6… paske oué c'est vintage maintenant 😎

Decided to boot my classic #abit #bp6 with dual 400 mhz celeron and golden orb coolers. Doesn’t get past POST unfortunately. Probably the capacitors need to be replaced. :-/
Classic computers with classic problems.

Any other #BP6 owner around?

There's a forum dedicated to it:
https://www.bp6.com/

#RetroComputing (yes it's retro now, it's 20y old)

YAY, I didn't burn it!

Now I need to clean the thermal paste, and try to remove unglue the second CPU, I'll just see if I can dissolve the compound, else I'll just leave it as is.

#BP6 #electronics #DIY

Oh, I happen to have more than 40 of these…
https://fr.rs-online.com/web/p/led/6920935/

I guess they'd perfectly fit the front grill on my #BP6 box for some #Blinkenlights… 2 * 20 would do.

#DIY #electronics

@remaster btw there's a #BP6 forum still online:

http://www.bp6.com/

3 wonderful dual processor machines:

- Abit #BP6 (dual Celeron),
- #bebox (dual #PowerPC 603e)
- MacPro G5

#SMP

Just started a thread about my own #BP6 🙂 #HaikuOS #BeOS #SMP

https://bp6.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6674