[rescue] octane question

[Joshua D Boyd]

On a SGI newsgroup, someone mentioned that going to 3 heads is really simple
on the cheap octanes (4+ heads with much higher resolutions is possible if you
have lots of cash for the latest video boards).

Now, what I was wondering is does this work in the traditional xwindows manner,
ie mysgi:0.0, mysgi:0.1, mysgi:0.2, etc, or in the more modern xinerama manner,
ie a 4800x1200 display?

Also, how do people here feel about the SI+tram graphics?  SI is what is cheap,
and tram's should be to outrageous.  Well, I spoke too soon.  TRAM modules seem
to be going for about $500 on ebay.

It seems to me that an Octane would make a much better desktop replacement 
machine (over an O2), however, for my needs texturing is important.  Of course,
at those prices for TRAMs, it will be sometime before I can afford an 
acceptable one (unless I come into new information explaining why I don't 
really need a TRAM).  Besides, I either need a good method for video IO on
linux (firewire works for capture, and laying stuff to tape, but I also want to
be able to drive a video monitor for previews), or an O2 first.

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd