Re(2): [SunRescue] recommendations: IPX or SS-2?

[Tim Hauber]

rescue at sunhelp.org writes:
>On Sat, 05 Feb 2000, Paul Khoury wrote:
>>>4) I think the SS2 has more hardware contexts, which should give it a
>>>slight performance edge.
>>
>>I think it's 16 hardware contexts, vs. 8 on the IPX if my memory serves
>me right.
>
>  This is correct, and it is noticeable during heavier multitasking.
>
>            -Dave McGuire

OK, Help me out, what is a hardware context?