In a message dated Mon, 20 Nov 2000 3:48:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, Corda
Albert J DLVA <CordaAJ_at_nswc.navy.mil> writes:
<< I've played with a number of SGIs over my career, both at home
and at work. I put up a web page a while ago with most of the info I've
gleaned ("This Old SGI",
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Pines/2258)
Unfortunately, the web page is woefully out of date as I haven't
had time to go back and restructure it the way I'd like.>>
I love that site - it's the one that provided nearly all the info I have on
these up to this point!
<<Just as in the comments below, I recommend going with Irix 5.3. It will
run reasonably on this machine (with sufficient memory), and provide quite
a bit of functionality.>>
Anyone interested in helping me with *inexpensive* media for these?
<<One thing I _strongly_ recommend... Use an air gun (or canned air) to blow
out the dust throughout the entire case (including air plenums, power
supply and e-module(where the circuit cards are)). I disassembled mine
(including removing the power supply and popping it cover) to clean it.
This critter acts just like a vacuum cleaner and will suck dust and dirt
up from the bottom airgrate faster than you can imagine. At work, we
mounted these things on small (6") pedestals to try to cut down the
amount of internal dust they sucked up. I imagine the accumulated dust
might contribute to the fire problems mentioned below.>>
After opening the cases I noticed that these suck dirt better than a
hoover!!..
<<...Good Luck!...
-al->>
Thanks for all the info Al!
-Linc.
Received on Mon Nov 20 2000 - 19:49:18 GMT