[rescue] O2 graphics compared to entry-level Octane graphics?

[Andrew Weiss]

Ha I prefer the route that involves a peg leg, a parrot, and the phrase 
"ARRR"  (esp for something as silly as a base OS for 1 user)

Andrew

On Thursday, April 25, 2002, at 03:04 PM, Jonathan C. Patschke wrote:

> On Thu, 25 Apr 2002, Dunehew, Seth wrote:
>
>> It's still really tempting.  I'd love an Octane, but I don't want to 
>> spend
>> $175 for the Irix media.
>
> Ha Ha!  You tell funny story!
>
> I called SGI about a media kit for my Octane not too long ago.  Now, the
> Octane is only capable or running 6.4 or 6.5.  It's easy to tell by the
> serial number (and the motherboard revision) that this system was built
> long after 6.5 started shipping as a preinstalled option.
>
> SGI refused to sell me a media kit unless I wanted to buy another 
> license,
> never mind that 6.5 is already licensed to this system.  $600.
>
> Thank goodness the local channel partner isn't as anal as corporate.  I
> walked out of there with 6.5.8 for -free-, just for buying a monitor 
> cable
> to connect my system to the 6091-023 I had then.  That office is closed
> now. :(
>
> --Jonathan
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