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MultiProcessor Specification 1.49 T# Q s/ {. D
- p8 `' U3 X# K/ A" o! ~! XThe MultiProcessor Specification, hereafter known as the “MP specification,” defines an
+ b% n }' j! kenhancement to the standard to which PC manufacturers design DOS-compatible systems.* k" o* C" c+ Y2 M4 e- z' D
MP-capable operating systems will be able to run without special customization on multiprocessor/ w J0 U' o _$ \
systems that comply with this specification. End users who purchase a compliant multiprocessor
7 H' E0 _8 S3 n, o0 vsystem will be able to run their choice of operating systems.
+ i+ B# c( S. @' F8 \. L8 jThe MP specification covers PC/AT-compatible MP platform designs based on Intel processor+ _: o( t/ k& q: S$ Z X
architectures and Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) architectures. The term' d3 E/ M5 }6 T- _5 b. m& e
“PC/AT-compatible” here refers to the software-visible components of the PC/AT, not to hardware
2 }0 H- V: E( B4 Ffeatures, such as the bus implementation, that are not visible to software. An implementation of" C& t1 ~4 T: |! O+ P; x K
this specification may incorporate one or more industry standard buses, such as ISA, EISA, MCA,7 \! q3 b2 F. O9 H+ {3 q3 K( C
PCI, or other OEM-specific buses. |
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