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Re: Help with an SGI IRIS Indigo XS

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From: Ignacio
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 00:00
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On 16 Aug 1998 22:54:58 GMT, zebee@zip.com.au (Zebee Johnstone) wrote:

 >In aus.computers.linux on Sun, 16 Aug 1998 14:32:56 +1000
 >James Wilson <jamesw@nsw.bigpond.net.au> wrote:
 >>Hi all,
 >>    I have just been given an SGI IRIS Indigo XS. My knowlege of
SGIs is
 >>limitied. The tower has only a 480mb HDD inside but I have an
external
 >>2gb SCSI HDD and CDROM I can attach to it. The unit doesnt appear
to
 >>have a floppy drive of any sort.
 >>
 >>    Where can i get hold of a copy of IRIX and whatever else
software I
 >>need to put on it?
 >
 >From SGI.  For real money.  There is no free OS I am aware of that
runs
 >on SGI.

Guess what I'VE heard! Someone's working on Linux/SGI:
http://www.linux.sgi.com/. Geez, I guess World Domination is closer
than we previously thought...

 >Zebee
 >
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 >  To advance the profession of System Administration by raising 
 >  awareness of the need for System Administrators, and educating 
 >  System Administrators in technical as well as professional issues.



Ignacio  <ivazquez@mapson_hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Help with an SGI IRIS Indigo XS
Date: 1998/08/18
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