[geeks] End of the IRIX line for Indy and Indigo2

[Kevin]

SGI is only concerned with machines that are under support contracts.  While i know there are some, i doubt there are many Indigo2 units out in the world that are covered under support contracts DIRECTLY from SGI.  And for the few that are, this may push them to be replaced by newer hardware (although, perhaps not SGI's hardware unfortuantely.)

In any event, I doubt it will affect guys like us that much.  I wouldn't expect too much from future IRIX releases except bug fixes anyway.  It is rumored that in the near future the feature and maintenance streams will be merged into one, even further evidence that IRIX itself is in maintenance mode.

Besides, the majority of us here are not even running 6.5.20, let alone 6.5.21?  I'm running 6.5.18f and feel lucky to get that :)

Just my two cents,
/KRM

On Fri, 8 Aug 2003 08:13:52 -0500
"Joshua D. Boyd" <jdboyd at celestrion.celestrion.net> wrote:

> I can understand dropping the Indigo, Indy, and anything
> with R8k processors.  I can even understand dropping anything with pre
> RE2 or pre Impact graphics.  But dropping perfectly good I2 Max Impact
> R10ks and R10k Onyx RE2 machines is insane!!!!