From: gopher-project-bounces+rachael=telefisk.org@lists.alioth.debian.org Date: Sun Mar 3 19:05:33 2013 Subject: Re: [gopher] dust off your SGI workstations > > > > http://forums.nekochan.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=16727513 > > > > > > Bah - I sold my 600MHz R7k O2 a few years ago.... oh so beautiful, but > > > also pretty useless (since it didn't even work with IRIX that well). > > > > Really? What was the issue with it? > > > > I just have a little 150MHz R4400 Indy, and Irix 6.5.mumble isn't too bad on > > it. It's not snappy, but it's hardly unusable. > > > > I'm thinking about getting an O2 or a Fuel. I'd love a Tezro, but I'm just > > not THAT into it. > > It was just so picky about *everything*. Only certain (freaking loud) SCSI > drives would work, couldn't install IRIX with that CPU - had to install with > my 200MHz R5k, upgrade IRIX and the swap CPUs. Which was dangerous because > the whole thing would break if i looked it the wrong way.... How bizarre. Though I do hear that the O2s aren't so good with the plastics. Maybe I'll just get a Fuel. > So, I sold it... Kinda regret it because it was just SO damn beautiful. > > Also... IRIX just plain sucks , from an AIX point of view :-D I certainly prefer AIX as an enterprise Unix, but then, I was a sysadmin for 3.2.5 and 4.1 in my previous career, so I'm accustomed to it. :) -- ------------------------------------ personal: http://www.cameronkaiser.com/ -- Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems * www.floodgap.com * ckaiser@floodgap.com -- Our policy is, when in doubt, do the right thing. -- R. L. Ash ------------- _______________________________________________ Gopher-Project mailing list Gopher-Project@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gopher-project Thread start (DIR) [gopher] dust off your SGI workstations (DIR) Followup: Re: [gopher] dust off your SGI workstations