Unix workstations

[bhtooefr]

Originally Posted by megarat

Alas. It's like watching a friend die of TB.

I didn't say that SGI was still around, for a reason.

I've never gotten into SGI stuff, but maybe I should play with some of it some time...

[ricercar]

thanks a TON for the Indigo poster pics. I've never gone looking for online pics, now I don't have to.

[D-EJ915]

Originally Posted by bhtooefr

I didn't say that SGI was still around, for a reason.

I've never gotten into SGI stuff, but maybe I should play with some of it some time...

I've got a few I don't use if you want one

[megarat]

Originally Posted by ricercar

thanks a TON for the Indigo poster pics. I've never gone looking for online pics, now I don't have to.

Da nada, happy to help. Those photos were just from when I put my final Indigo on eBay ... I should've taken proper photos of them, because I think they're now scarcer than the proverbial hen's teeth.

[ch_123]

Has anyone used a Fuel? I was thinking of getting a second SGI at some point, and the Fuel seems to be the best value for money option.

[ironcoder]

Originally Posted by megarat

Actually ... I think I still have this kicking around someplace if you want it. You'd pay for shipping only, assuming I can dig it up. I can't vouch for it's working condition, however, although I can probably test it, and you'll need to reinstall the OS or otherwise hack root.

Thanks for the generous offer, I didn't see this post until now.

I will have to take a raincheck, I have too many projects and not enough time (or space). I wouldn't want to take it and then not do anything with it.

Thank you.

[megarat]

Originally Posted by ch_123

Has anyone used a Fuel? I was thinking of getting a second SGI at some point, and the Fuel seems to be the best value for money option.

I haven't, although I've always been more attracted to the Octane2. While it's an older computer, it's SMP, it supports more memory, and has more expansion potential (i.e., it would probably be more fun).

But that's just me. You probably know this already, but the Nekochan forum would be the best place to get a recommendation in this area.

[bhtooefr]

BTW, on a Tadpole machine, if you don't hack root, and instead do a clean install, you'll need (IIRC) the latest release of Solaris 2.6 - nothing older, nothing newer - unless you can obtain Tadpole media. And, I'm not sure if that'll work on something older than a SPARCbook 3.