From: Rod Moten Newsgroups: comp.parallel Subject: parallel programming using a multiprocessor Pentium Date: 11 Jun 1999 21:27:37 GMT Organization: ICAN.Net Customer Approved: bigrigg@cs.cmu.edu Message-Id: <7jrv09$7rn$1@goldenapple.srv.cs.cmu.edu> Originator: bigrigg@ux6.sp.cs.cmu.edu Xref: ukc comp.parallel:15667 I'm in the market of buying a multiprocessor based on the IBM PC platform. In particular, I want to buy machine with four Pentium II processors. Has anyone any experience writing parallel applications on such a system? Does the Pentium have atomic instructions like Swap and TestAndSet? Rod -- Articles to bigrigg+parallel@cs.cmu.edu (Admin: bigrigg@cs.cmu.edu) Archive: http://www.hensa.ac.uk/parallel/internet/usenet/comp.parallel