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MultiProcessor Specification 1.4
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The MultiProcessor Specification, hereafter known as the “MP specification,” defines an
; G1 w0 P) U* r$ k) V! Genhancement to the standard to which PC manufacturers design DOS-compatible systems.% `2 Z) g2 s3 Q
MP-capable operating systems will be able to run without special customization on multiprocessor- |1 y# a$ M2 ?2 {' \) E
systems that comply with this specification. End users who purchase a compliant multiprocessor
" B7 }3 \* i" v9 msystem will be able to run their choice of operating systems.
+ \) _8 M6 F# ]( S! D% cThe MP specification covers PC/AT-compatible MP platform designs based on Intel processor$ E4 ^5 \# s$ x& `' b
architectures and Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) architectures. The term& k) [* m* f1 `" m* m
“PC/AT-compatible” here refers to the software-visible components of the PC/AT, not to hardware4 v# @& W$ K- }" {8 A7 s
features, such as the bus implementation, that are not visible to software. An implementation of
/ w* x; v7 i K" W% D8 t# ~% ^this specification may incorporate one or more industry standard buses, such as ISA, EISA, MCA,; V( {& e! L/ f
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