If classic computers were cars...

From: Lawrence LeMay <lemay_at_cs.umn.edu>
Date: Tue Jun 13 13:31:09 2000

> On Jun 13, 9:35, John Allain wrote:
> > This was very amusing thanks.
> >
> > I once overheard some internal guys
> > (another company, BTW) talking about SGI desktops.
> > Maybe you heard this one? After the success of
> > the SGI blue tower "Indigo" they came out with a
> > desktop "Indy". It was noticeably slower, though
> > making it: "The Indy, an Indigo without the go"
>
> It's a nice story, but unfortunately, only a story. I should know: I have
> three Indigos and two Indys of my own, and manage about a hundred more at
> work. An (blue) Indy is faster than an (purple) Indigo.
>

The Indy series had CPU upgrades available several times during its lifespan.
We replaced CPU's in our Indys at least twice, becuase SGI gave us a great
bargain on the upgrade price. I know the first time we upgraded was
shortly after we purchased the units, so I wouldnt be surprised if the
original CPU was extremely slow.

-Lawrence LeMay
Received on Tue Jun 13 2000 - 13:31:09 BST