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MultiProcessor Specification 1.4
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The MultiProcessor Specification, hereafter known as the “MP specification,” defines an9 R8 S- _9 M, M4 {7 R, ?$ n( K
enhancement to the standard to which PC manufacturers design DOS-compatible systems.1 n F9 X! `# e" R6 O1 ?- v
MP-capable operating systems will be able to run without special customization on multiprocessor
: G) D0 F) g7 a, V! vsystems that comply with this specification. End users who purchase a compliant multiprocessor
5 h9 B; i9 h6 q6 ]system will be able to run their choice of operating systems.9 I s, m2 s3 \0 l- z+ P- c5 t
The MP specification covers PC/AT-compatible MP platform designs based on Intel processor
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“PC/AT-compatible” here refers to the software-visible components of the PC/AT, not to hardware ^ B0 V7 m3 d/ s# U4 G# d+ c
features, such as the bus implementation, that are not visible to software. An implementation of
6 f# e9 n3 t( h% M* O- rthis specification may incorporate one or more industry standard buses, such as ISA, EISA, MCA,
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