Why IRIX sucks (was Re: [rescue] Sparcstation 2 help! Please)

[Björn Ramqvist]

Alistair MacDonald wrote:
> 
> >Can I ask what it is about IRIX that sucks so bad?  I mean, myself
> >personally, I would just run IRIX on those systems.  Maybe 6.5 isn't so
> >zippy on the older stuff, I dunno, that's why I am asking...
> 
> Simple. IRIX sucks because it costs $300 for media and you still don't have a licence.

Heh...
For some reason that amount of money quite insignificant when you pay
$300.000 worth of hardware, don't you think?
$300 i todays prices. Compare that with what your I2 or Indy cost when
they were new.

/Bjorn