8086/8186 multiprocessing!?

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hckr83

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hckr83 11 Feb 2007, 21:14

I have read somewhere that there is was a PC made that had multiprocessing, and it was dual 8086's! how would this work!? without a TSS how would it know what to process!?

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11 Feb 2007, 21:14

vid
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vid 11 Feb 2007, 21:35

if no... why did it have LOCK? future compatibility?

11 Feb 2007, 21:35

hckr83

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hckr83 11 Feb 2007, 21:51

for surely it wasn't a motherboard specific type thing...

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I found OS's that support 8086 multiprocessing but can't find any source code or docs on how it works

11 Feb 2007, 21:51

roboman

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roboman 13 Feb 2007, 04:58

CompuPro / Godbout built several that supported up to 16 cpu's. There were several others who also had multi cpu s-100 systems they sold, as well as s-50, euro-bus and others. I had a Cromenco system with 12) Z80 cpu's. The details depended a lot on the system

13 Feb 2007, 04:58

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