From: bqt@update.uu.se (Johnny Billquist)
Subject: [pups] Any SMP PDP11 platforms?
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 04:09:02 +0100 (CET) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0311280407380.25678-100000@Tempo.Update.UU.SE> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20031127223817.GA94863@minnie.tuhs.org>
On Fri, 28 Nov 2003, Warren Toomey wrote:
> Hi all,
> I stumbled across this reference to a 1975 Masters thesis:
>
> de Brito Meyer. W., and Hawley, J.A.. III. Munix. a multiprocessor version
> of UNIX. Master's thesis, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif.. 1975.
> Description of dual processor Unix.
>
> Can anybody tell me what PDP11 platforms around 1975 had multi-CPU
> capability? Also, if anybody has further information about Munix,
> please let me know!
>
> Thanks in advance for any help. I've trawled thru the Unix Archive
> with no results.
I remember that CMU built a MP system out of 11/40 systems...
Search for C.mmp (if my memory is correct).
I think they built some special hardware for this. And since these
machines don't have a cache, it makes life easier...
Johnny
Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus
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2003-11-27 22:38 Warren Toomey
2003-11-28 3:09 ` Johnny Billquist [this message]
2003-11-28 6:16 ` Guy Sotomayor
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