On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 22:30:39 +1000, Stephen Edmonds <lists_at_popcorn.cx> wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> About a year ago, amongst a bunch of stuff from a university, I picked
> up three SGI Personal Iris systems. They didn't all have hard drives
> and I think one of the keyboards is dodgy so my plan was to sell one on
> ebay (which I did) and get a working system out of the last two.
>
> This has not happened and I don't forsee it happening in the near
> future, plus I need the space...
>
> I did take a few pictures (just after i got them) for my site and they
> can be found at http://popcorn.cx/computers/sgi/iris/
>
> What there is:
>
> - Two SGI Personal Iris units, '4D/20 ENTRY' configuration
> (but I'm not sure if they are still that configuration)
> - Two 21" monitors (see pictures)
> - Two keyboards
> - One mouse (maybe two but definitely only one of the special
> red/blue mouse pads for the early optical mice)
> - At least one video cable per monitor
> - Various Irix administration and programming manuals (see the
> pictures for titles)
>
> The cost:
>
> Free.
>
> The catch:
>
> You have to pick it all up from Glen Waverley, Melbourne, Australia.
>
> Also since they came from a student computer lab where they booted off
> the network they will almost definitely need some degree of operating
> system reinstall.
>
> I'll give it a week or two but after that I'll try and find a computer
> recycling place that will take them, otherwise it is off to the tip
> (rubbish tip that is)...
>
> Stephen
>
Stephen,
I would be very interested in these machines, as I am in the Brunswick
area so not too far away you.
I am somewhat of a collector of Silicon Graphics machinery and the
IRIS is one machine I don't have.
Benjamin.
--
one you lock the target
two you bait the line
three you slowly spread the net
and four you catch the man
Front 242 Headhunter
Received on Wed Jun 16 2004 - 07:44:27 BST