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Re: When SGIs come to play
Posted: 16 Sep 2021 20:54
by WDB
I just recently got my first SGI machine, it is just a lowly 200Mhz R5000 O2 but I get to see whether I want to invest in a more powerful model later.
I was worried the case would be damaged in shipping but luckily the seller packed it well. The Samsung Syncmaster 914v monitor I had for my NeXTStation works well with the O2.
SGI O2.jpg
Re: When SGIs come to play
Posted: 16 Sep 2021 23:14
by rubber_jonnie
Nice, I always fancied an O2, maybe I'll start to look out for one :)
Re: When SGIs come to play
Posted: 17 Sep 2021 10:45
by srosefx
Rubber_jonnie if you are in NZ id sell/trade you one very cheap I have waaaaay too many O2's, 6 the last time I counted.
I don't intend to collect them, they just keep breeding!
Re: When SGIs come to play
Posted: 17 Sep 2021 11:23
by rubber_jonnie
srosefx wrote: 17 Sep 2021 10:45
Rubber_jonnie if you are in NZ id sell/trade you one very cheap I have waaaaay too many O2's, 6 the last time I counted.
I don't intend to collect them, they just keep breeding!
I know right, you look away for just a moment and there's more!!!
Sadly I'm in the UK, so I think it might be a bit tricky :(
Re: When SGIs come to play
Posted: 14 Dec 2022 16:17
by rubber_jonnie
Well, lunchtime was interesting, I've managed to get my 2nd spare Octane running :)
It only powers up to the diagnostics and fails due to no HDD, but I can drop into the ROM based terminal and type hinv to see:
PXL_20221214_160457901.jpg
Turns out the RAM was unseated (Probably when we moved house) and some of the contacts needed a clean. Spec is quite low compared to my other Ocatane which is a dual 360Mhz R12000 with 2GB RAM, but hey, it works, so now I just need to see what I did with the HDD sled for it and see if I can drum up an HDD so I can install IRIX on it.
Re: When SGIs come to play
Posted: 14 Dec 2022 16:40
by stephen_usher
:girldance:
Re: When SGIs come to play
Posted: 14 Dec 2022 18:13
by mfro
Reminds me that I didn't fire up this baby for about a year:
Indy.jpeg
Re: When SGIs come to play
Posted: 14 Dec 2022 21:25
by Steve
mfro wrote: 14 Dec 2022 18:13
Reminds me that I didn't fire up this baby for about a year:
Indy.jpeg
Lovely Indy, what specs?
Re: When SGIs come to play
Posted: 14 Dec 2022 22:12
by rubber_jonnie
mfro wrote: 14 Dec 2022 18:13
Reminds me that I didn't fire up this baby for about a year:
Indy.jpeg
Nice, it also reminds me that I should have never got rid of my own Indy :(
Re: When SGIs come to play
Posted: 15 Dec 2022 07:59
by mfro
Steve wrote: 14 Dec 2022 21:25
mfro wrote: 14 Dec 2022 18:13
Reminds me that I didn't fire up this baby for about a year:
Indy.jpeg
Lovely Indy, what specs?
I rescued it (like 20 years ago) from our CAD training center at work where it was finally used to teach new hires CATIA V4 (and patience), so it (unfortunately) isn't the top notch machine but pretty decent (R4600 133MHz 512KB SC, 24-Bit XL graphics).
Picked up the machine and plugged everything I was able to grab from the others that were about to be disposed (full memory upgrade, additional SCSI GIO card). It also has a second NIC on the other GIO slot as the motherboard ports only supported half duplex. I also have the original keyboard and mouse as well as the IndyCam and a full set of IRIX 6.5 CDs.