[Ti] POLL: was "Apple's True Market Share!"

[Loren Schooley]

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>On Saturday, December 14, 2002, at 02:03 PM, Loren Schooley wrote:
>>>  I'd rather see a quad processor machine, or a PPC970 based Mac 
>>> before  an ATX motherboard running OS X...
>>
>>  NOW we're talking. A dual Ti would make me a lifer.
>
>i wonder if it would be possible to write code into the kernel that
>would allow 'real time' 'hot swapping' of the cpu ...  i mean that 
>while your machine is booted and operating, would it be possible to 
>put ONE processor into deep sleep or turn it off? and reactivate it 
>when needed?
>
>the machine could (if technologically possible) run on one proc.
>until the primary proc. hit 100% then the 2nd proc. could kick in or 
>'wake up'...


>yes, that would be especially useful if you're on batteries. (energy 
>saver setting)

A turbo button? ~On~ when you're plugged in, or whenever, ~off~ when
you're plugged out.