low-end octane2? (was: Re: [rescue] octane question)

[Big Endian]

>  > Its a sad day.  But fewer and fewer of the general populace will get
>>  out of M$ as the years go by.  I'm glad I started w/ real
>>  computers(Macs).
>
>My first was an Apple ][e.  Very fine computer - especially with that
>OrangeMicro graphics/printer card in it, and the 720k <gasp> RAM upgrade.
>That thing was still going strong in 1996 when my mother bought the Quadra
>6500 (I think).  We had stockpiles of parts for it, as the company my dad
>worked(s) for had a metric buttload that they retired all at the same time.
>We must've had a total of about 20 working ][es at one point.

Kick ass.  My first computer was actually a IIGS but I was young and 
all I did was play games and do some basic BASIC.  My Mac+ was my 
computer w/ permanent storage (dual 20mb bernuli drive) and a 
multitasking OS.

>  > Dude... the IRIX install is NOT THAT HARD.  Its a fucking MENU!!! I
>>  had more trouble installing solaris the first time.  SGIs flat out
>>  RULE.  The only thing I won't use them for are public internet
>>  servers.  For those we have sparcs and solaris.
>
>Agreed, totally.  But your average user, even a clued one, can't make heads
>or tails of it - "Text?  Plain background?  No mouse pointer?  AUUUGH!"
>Once you've done it a few times, things become automatic...

If you've ever installed anything on an SGI its automatic.  Inst(1) 
is not that hard.

>  > relatively slow R3k indigo is QUITE snappy under IRIX.  I can't
>>  imagine why people would want/need to do the linux/bsd thing for sgis
>>  as IRIX is Just That Good(TM).
>>
>
>So I'm not the only one that sees 33Mhz as useful :)  I love these things -
>I have three awaiting restoration, missing RAM, HD, keyboards - but
>otherwise comlplete.  Two have Entry graphics, but one has something better.
>I've forgotten what it was - it's been that long since I looked at it.

I'm not using it for much right now.  I was thinking I should set it 
up w/ a dat tape and make it stream audio onto DAT tapes for fun.

daniel
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