[rescue] current value of purple SGI I2/SI/256MB/4GB/20" monitor?

[Jonathan C. Patschke]

On Sat, 15 Jun 2002, it was written:

> What is the current value of 
> 
> purple SGI I2
> SI
> 256MB RAM
> 4GB disk
> Irix 6.5.12
> 
> plus SGI 20" granite monitor with remote control?

That depends on whether the CPU is R10000 or R4400, and whether the IRIX
media is included.  eBay isn't kind to Indigo2 systems right now (< $80),
but, where I needing an SGI (and didn't already have IRIX), I'd gladly pay
$150 for a system in that configuration with the CDs, but without the
monitor.  Add $10-$20 if it's not a "Killer Impact" configuration (SI w/
175MHz R10000).  For the monitor, I'd add in about another $100 if it's an
E-series GDM, $50-60 if it's a D-series.

I don't think I'd give more than $80 for an R4400, though.

If I didn't already have IRIX, I wouldn't buy an SGI without IRIX media.
But, if you sell it on ePay or somewhere like that, most people don't care
because they don't know what a PITA it is to obtain an entire IRIX
distribution.

Something to think about:  If you have any need for an "entry-level"
server, consider using that Indigo2 (especially if it's R10000).
celestrion.net is an Indigo2 Killer Impact with 192MB of memory, and it's
easily fast enough for web + mail + MySQL + whatever else I have it doing.  
Indigo2 R10k makes a much nicer headless server than it does a desktop,
and Fast Ethernet for them is cheap (not so UW SCSI, though, but you've
got two buses, so it's not -that- bad).

--Jonathan