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 KAA61575 for ; Wed, 20 Jan 1999 10:49:13 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: (from majordomo-owner@localhost) by cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) id KAA31881 for linux-list; Wed, 20 Jan 1999 10:48:19 -0800 (PST) mail_from (owner-linux@relay.engr.sgi.com) Received: from dataserv.detroit.sgi.com (dataserv.detroit.sgi.com [169.238.128.2]) by cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) via ESMTP id KAA31959 for ; Wed, 20 Jan 1999 10:48:17 -0800 (PST) mail_from (eak@detroit.sgi.com) Received: from mail128.detroit.sgi.com (mail128.detroit.sgi.com [169.238.128.42]) by dataserv.detroit.sgi.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) via SMTP id NAA06402; Wed, 20 Jan 1999 13:48:15 -0500 (EST) Received: from detroit.sgi.com (cx1.detroit.sgi.com [169.238.130.4]) by mail128.detroit.sgi.com (950413.SGI.8.6.12/950213.SGI.AUTOCF) via ESMTP id NAA01893; Wed, 20 Jan 1999 13:48:12 -0500 Message-ID: <36A623EC.7C649041@detroit.sgi.com> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 13:43:56 -0500 From: Eric Kimminau Reply-To: eak@detroit.sgi.com Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.51C-SGI [en] (X11; I; IRIX 6.2 IP22) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Dave Olson CC: eedthwo@eede.ericsson.se, topcat@develop.nmdg.com, linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com Subject: Re: Installing Linux on Indy References: <199901201829.KAA71231@anchor.engr.sgi.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com Precedence: bulk Dave Olson wrote: > > Tom Woelfel wrote: > | I don't want to buy the very expensive IRIX (I would be glad to get > | IRIX5.3 without spending a trillion bucks). And so the important > | question again: Is it possible (will it be possible) to install Linux > | on an Indy without Irix? > > Not to cause a flame war, but $600 US isn't all that much (I realize > that for somebody who has paid $1000 or less for a used system it can > seem like a lot). Actually, I have been doing a bit of digging for someone else. I don't sell support for SGI, I give support for SGI. That is what I am paid for. Please don't flame me if any of this turns out to be false. I am only trying to help. None of what is written here is legally binding in any way, shape or form. The prices for SGI system and software support that you get for your system is between you and your SGI support contracts representative. All prices are in US dollars. It may be differnt elsewhere. 1) There is currently a promotion running to purchase IRIX 6.5 IF you have at least a Software only support contract. The promotional price is for $165.00 per seat. This promotion ends in a relatively short time. No official end date has been given for the promotion. It was supposed to end 12/31/98 but it has been extended "until further notice". 2) I am awaiting confirmation that you can purchase 1 month of software support. For a 133Mhz R4600 Indy this costs ~$45.00 a month (based on your system configuration). 3) The real question is whether you can purchase 1 month of OSCare support and then get the promotional 6.5 price. If you can, getting IRIX 6.5.x plus a month of support for $210.00 is a steal. 4) This is significantly less than "a trillion bucks". If you are interested in exploring this for your own machine, contact a contracts representive in your local SGI sales office. Your mileage may vary. Locations of SGI sales offices may be found my looking on www.sgi.com. Eric. -- ---------1---------2---------3---------4---------5---------6---------7 Eric Kimminau eak@detroit.sgi.com Field Technical Support SGI 39001 W. 12 Mile Rd. Farmington, MI 48331-2903 Vox:(248)848-4455 Fax:(248)848-5600 VNET:6-327-4455 "I speak my mind and no one else's." "I am a bomb technician. If you see me running, try to keep up..." http://support.sgi.com