[rescue] desperately need a window manager

[Julius Sridhar]

On Fri, 8 Feb 2002, Brian Hechinger wrote:

> ok, got the Octane today.  WOO FUCKING HOO!!!
>
> i've only been at it for an hour now, but i LOVE this machine.  yeah.
>
> only one major problem.  well, two, ok three.
>
> keyboard.  it's PC style, i don't like it.  any recommendations on a good
> PS/2 keyboard that i may like?  what i'd really like to do is get my Sun
> Type5c hooked up.  that would own.

Get an IBM buckling-spring "clickety" keyboard.  If you don't like those,
get a DEC LK461 (I think that's the model).

> mouse.  don't like mechanical mice.  do the USB->PS/2 adapters work on the
> Octane?  i've grown to like the logitek optical mice.  but mine is PS/2.

The Octane doesn't have a PS/2 mouse port?

> windowmanager.  this is the killer.  i LOVE OpenLook Virtual Window Manager.
> i don't like this big chunky Motif thing.  any suggestions?

Why don't you just compile and run olvwm under IRIX?

Peace...  Sridhar