[geeks] End of the IRIX line for Indy and Indigo2
Rob Fielding
rob at dsvr.net
Fri Aug 8 10:32:39 CDT 2003
> I'm trying to scrape up the cash to get basic Fullcare support and
> prodev. After I get that, I'll be working on getting upgrades to an
> Octane2 (expensive, but I might as well keep my eyes open to lay the
> groundwork of PSU, frontplane, and motherboard, in hopes of the days
> when Vpro graphics becomes affordable. I'm guessing that dual R12ks
> will never be cheap though). The way I look at it, running on SGI
> hardware a few years behind, with minimal support contract is a hair
> cheaper than trying to run with windows or get into MacOS X.
If you're going to do that within the next 5 years, I would imagine it's going
to be cheaper for you to buy a used Octane2 straight off than try to build one
out of bits.
But that all depends on whether you're the sort that has tens of thousands or
tens and twenties.
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Rob Fielding
rob at dsvr.net Development www.dsvr.co.uk
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