[SATLUG] Core 2 Quad for how much?!

[Geoff]

Alex Bartonek wrote:
> --- Geoff <geoff at w5omr.shacknet.nu> wrote:
>   
>> According to my gurus, over in Spring.. that's the 'stripped down, Celeron version' of a Core 2 Quad.
>>
>> not really 4 cpu's on one die, rather a pair of dual's, sharing some of the same circuitry.
>
> well that bites.. but it sure does run well in some apps vs a core 2 duo.  Maybe I should just stick to the core 2 duo for now.  Does Linux support the quad
> processor and can utilize it properly?  Or is it individual software that has to be written to take advantage of it?
>   

I'll have to defer to someone who knows a little more than I do on 
-that- subject.

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Regards,
-Geoff