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From: David <dmerchan@hiwaay.net>
To: linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com
Subject: Re: Cheap used SGi boxes
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 17:59:00 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <357F0FB4.4EA714E5@HiWAAY.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Pine.BSF.3.96.980610132956.13948I-100000@pike.cdrom.com

Murray Stokely wrote:
> 
>   Does anyone know of a good source for old, used SGi systems?
> http://www.xsnet.com seems to be the best source I can find on the net
> for old Indigo II's and such but I can't find much older, cheaper, or
> more capable of running Linux.  I'd really prefer to have something
> better than 8bit graphics and I guess that limits my choices for
> low-end systems as well.  I didn't have much luck dealing with SGi
> people directly because they just kept trying to get me to buy a newer
> system.
> 
> One system that caught my eye was this one :
> 
> R4400 200MHz/1MB SC, XL, 64MB, 2GB, 17"                 $ 1,600 Ea.
> 
> But last I checked I wouldn't be able to run Linux for quite a while.
> 
>         - Murray

Does anyone know if an Indigo II like this one can be upgraded to a max
impact and if it can, how much that would cost?  Or maybe just buy one
with max impact already in it and how much IT would cost?

Thanks,
David

  parent reply	other threads:[~1998-06-10 22:57 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1998-06-10 20:47 Cheap used SGi boxes Murray Stokely
1998-06-10 21:17 ` Eric Kimminau
1998-06-10 22:18 ` William Fisher
1998-06-10 22:18   ` William Fisher
1998-06-10 22:59 ` David [this message]
1998-06-10 23:10 ` Brendan Black
1998-06-11 17:15   ` Finding used SGI boxes Michael W. Folsom

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