Darren New wrote:
> I have OpenSUSE 11 installed as a guest OS under Virtual PC, so I no
> longer have to reboot my machine to answer a boss' question about
> something funky some Linux box is doing, or use ssh to tunnel a
> graphical interface from a server, or something like that. Niiice.

Way to go.

> Does "quad core" mean four complete ALUs? Or does it mean four register
> sets hyperthreading? What do they call it if it's hyperthreading?

It means four cores, ie. four units that really calculate things
simultaneously inside one CPU.

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_15331_15332%5E15334,00.html

-Aero

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