[rescue] octane question

[Big Endian]

>nick at snowman.net wrote:
>
>>SI heads.  SSI is an MXI without tex, and two XIO wide.  SI is only one
>>XIO.
>>
>ok, so where do i get SI cards?  i just picked up an Octane on eBay, 
>and i would like to add two more SI cards to make it tripple headed, 
>but i don't know where to find them.  also, about how much would 
>they cost?

BASTARD!!!! Lucky BITCH!!! Ok.... have fun with it!

>the other question (sparked by the fabulous FDDI thread) is how much 
>would a XIO FDDI card cost me (if i could even find one) and if 
>that's not a resonable option, what PCI FDDI cards could i use?  do 
>i need to use the SGI badged card?  or is there a nice cheap 
>third-party card out there.  or please tell me the fabulous DEFPA is 
>supported. :)

I think you need an SGI branded PCI FDDI or the card from who ever 
they OEM them from... I've *NEVER* seen an XIO FDDI on ebay.  Be ware 
that you DO need the PCI cardcage before you can use PCI cards.

daniel
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