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

[Rob Fielding]

> 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	
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