[rescue] RE: SGI vs. Sun

[bitrot]

On 13/1/05 10:20 pm, "sammy ominsky" <s at avoidant.org> wrote:

> On Jan 13, 2005, at 16:29, Sheldon T. Hall wrote:
> 
>> Especially since you can put 1 GB of 'em in an R10K I^2.  I've got 768
>> MB in
>> mine.
> 
> Know where I can get some cheap?  I don't have nearly enough RAM in
> mine.
> 
> 
>> I think of the I^2 as a desktop with server capabilities, and the SS20
>> as a
>> server with desktop capabilities.
> 
> Heh, I had an SS20 with 4x SM512 (dual SM51 modules) as my main desktop
> for a long time.  Also had the auxiliary video board, 2x 8MB VSIMMS,
> and another framebuffer for a three-headed desktop, though
> unfortunately I couldn't do xinerama because of the one wimpy one.  It
> kicked soooo much ass even so.  Even after I stopped using it as a
> desktop, it was my fileserver until last year's Great Purge.
> 
> In the purge I passed it along to another list member, who I hope is
> still using it.  If not, i want it back.
> 
> 
> ---sambo
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