Jerry wrote:
> 
> In article <36a8af8a.0@news.povray.org>, "Thorsten Froehlich"
> <fro### [at] charliecnsiitedu> wrote:
> 
> >In article <36A8529F.4AB9ABA4@void.nacstock.ac.uk> , Mike Varley
> ><mik### [at] voidnacstockacuk>  wrote:
> >
> >>Can POV be recompiled in a dual processor environment to make better use
> >>of the hardware. Are there any compilations of this sort available?
> >
> >No, not with a *lot* of work and massive changes to the code, also this
> depends on
> >the way you plan to use it. Running two POV-Rays at the same time,
> however, might do
> >the trick.
> 
> Is there any way to tell the operating system in a dual-processor
> environment to use both processors in floating-point operations? Does
> processor-switching occur fast enough for small operations like this to
> speed up otherwise non-dual-supporting applications?
Not that I am aware... 

//Spider


> Jerry

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