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MultiProcessor Specification 1.4
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The MultiProcessor Specification, hereafter known as the “MP specification,” defines an
6 n! E2 ?! u% C9 _% T; ]1 d% Renhancement to the standard to which PC manufacturers design DOS-compatible systems., T/ Z# B; K; d* Y+ w0 y' a
MP-capable operating systems will be able to run without special customization on multiprocessor
. S7 j; v: d$ p3 Z9 r. Gsystems that comply with this specification. End users who purchase a compliant multiprocessor
9 v& q4 b' I% U; l- h: r" f: Lsystem will be able to run their choice of operating systems.% D& r: K3 O0 o! ?
The MP specification covers PC/AT-compatible MP platform designs based on Intel processor
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. h& [' [6 ?9 O7 E2 N% ]! x“PC/AT-compatible” here refers to the software-visible components of the PC/AT, not to hardware
+ G; H5 \& |" J# e2 x& c( Yfeatures, such as the bus implementation, that are not visible to software. An implementation of
+ u5 m& s" F, l7 V: Ithis specification may incorporate one or more industry standard buses, such as ISA, EISA, MCA,
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