From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (cthulhu.engr.sgi.com [192.26.80.2]) by neteng.engr.sgi.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) via ESMTP id QAA69814 for ; Wed, 10 Jun 1998 16:12:07 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: (from majordomo-owner@localhost) by cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) id QAA51266 for linux-list; Wed, 10 Jun 1998 16:11:30 -0700 (PDT) mail_from (owner-linux@relay.engr.sgi.com) Received: from sgi.sgi.com (sgi.engr.sgi.com [192.26.80.37]) by cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) via ESMTP id QAA68611 for ; Wed, 10 Jun 1998 16:11:28 -0700 (PDT) mail_from (ratfink@xtra.co.nz) Received: from cyclops.xtra.co.nz (cyclops.xtra.co.nz [202.27.184.96]) by sgi.sgi.com (980309.SGI.8.8.8-aspam-6.2/980304.SGI-aspam: SGI does not authorize the use of its proprietary systems or networks for unsolicited or bulk email from the Internet.) via ESMTP id QAA28664 for ; Wed, 10 Jun 1998 16:11:26 -0700 (PDT) mail_from (ratfink@xtra.co.nz) Received: from xtra.co.nz (xtra185187.xtra.co.nz [202.27.185.187]) by cyclops.xtra.co.nz (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA09570; Thu, 11 Jun 1998 11:10:40 +1200 (NZST) Message-ID: <357F1267.8BF43ACC@xtra.co.nz> Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 11:10:31 +1200 From: Brendan Black Organization: Acess Denied... X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.0.34 i586) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Murray Stokely CC: linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com Subject: Re: Cheap used SGi boxes References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com Precedence: bulk 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 try also http://www.reputable.com, I remembered seeing this one on the old SGI systems documentation page at http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Pines/2258/4dfaq.html -- Brendan Black - Network Engineer, Telecom Internet Services email: ratfink@xtra.co.nz "Waving away a cloud of smoke, I look up, and am blinded by a bright, white light. It's God. No, not Richard Stallman, or Linus Torvalds, but God. In a booming voice, He says: "THIS IS A SIGN. USE LINUX, THE FREE UNIX SYSTEM FOR THE 386." -- Matt Welsh