In article <qBN2c.25484$gC2.17706@newsfe5-gui.server.ntli.net>, Gonzo
<james@FUCKSPAMFUCKzerblattzoo.co.uk> writes

any idea what the processing overhead would be?

For the system mentioned, no idea. However, I have a couple of dual
Intel P3 and Xeon systems. The shared buss and Ram suggests the
overheads can be a minimum of about 15% to over 25%, based on a S@H unit
(average AR 0.417) and the time it takes on a single CPU clocked the
same.

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