low-end octane2? (was: Re: [rescue] octane question)

Dave McGuire mcguire at neurotica.com
Mon Jan 21 00:19:04 CST 2002


On January 21, Bjorn Ramqvist wrote:
> (My head is probably going to be served on a silverplate after this but
> I think you all guys should know...)
> 
> I spoke with a SGI Technical Engineer last Friday about our upcoming
> Octane2 deals and he said "Don't buy an Octane2 until February".
> Ofcourse I asked him why, and he replied "We're releasing a new
> workstation". I ended up talking for about an hour and got many many
> NDA-facts about this thingie. I don't know how much info I can give you,
> but the name will be "FUEL" and it's winered/purple colored, almost like
> the Indigo2. Despite it's ATX-casing, it still got some sexy plastics.
> :-)
> And yes, it's going to be CHEAP. Far most bang-for-the-buck SGI has
> brought up in years IMHO...
> Look out for January 29:th.

  Somebody pass me a towel?

     -Dave

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Dave McGuire
St. Petersburg, FL         "Less talk.  More synthohol." --Lt. Worf



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