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

Joshua D. Boyd jdboyd at celestrion.celestrion.net
Fri Aug 8 08:13:52 CDT 2003


On Fri, Aug 08, 2003 at 09:05:48AM +0100, Rob Fielding wrote:

> o ChallengeR S
> o ChallengeR DM
> o ChallengeR M
> o ChallengeR L
> o ChallengeR XL
> o Indigo
> o Indigo2 (including R10000)
> o Indigo2 Extreme (including R10000)
> o Indigo2 Impact (including R10000)
> o Indy
> o Power Challenge
> o Power Indigo2 (including R10000)
> o Power Onyx
> o OnyxR (does not include Onyx2R, OnyxR 300, OnyxR 3000, or Onyx4)
>
> After 6.5.22 (November) there will be no IRIX releases for these systems.

Well, shit.  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!!!!



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