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

[G W Adkins]

> > expensive piece of hardware on the cheap and might have to pay some cash
to
> > get the latest OS.
>
> I think that SGI should follow Sun's behavior with Sol8 - sell it for
> $75 per copy.
>
> SGI can still make money on hw margins (they need to go for volume more
> than they are though) and support contracts.

Agreed, (as well as with what's below) also pushing a little bit more with
the development of bigger MIPS Chips.. (mmmmm, MIPS <Drool>) with Bigger
Caches...


> If SGI had not bought Cray and just focused on making a 16 way version
> of their hw, then a 32-way, etc. they would have been further ahead.
>