22 Oct
2007
22 Oct
'07
2:39 p.m.
Alexandre Souza writes:
Well, seems that now is my time...
I have the oportunity of - at least - putting my dirty hands into a SGI
indigo! :oD
My questions:
- How fast is it?
- What can I run on that?
- Does it use any kind of special memory?
- Can I use a PC mouse/keyboard with that?
- Are the monitor frequencies suitable for a modern PC monitor?
Thanks
Alexandre
(yes, in Brazil these are R A R E !)
Depending on the model, it's either a 33Mhz R3000, a 100Mhz R4000, or a
150Mhz R4400. You should be able to run IRIX up to 6.2 on an R3000, or 6.5
on the R4k models. There are likely Linux & NetBSD ports that will run, but
those are no fun to run on an SGI :).
You'll need a special Indigo Keyboard & Mouse. The connector looks like
PS/2, but it's not, unfortunately. It's possible to buy an adapter (for
about $40) which will likely be easier to find than the real thing. See:
http://ckcomputersystems.com/ckcs/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=87&a…
Csid=64f39e3c9aced887b829c8bd540f36be
R3000-based Indigos use proprietary (hard to find) memory, but the
R4x000-based ones take standard 72-pin, fast-page ECC SIMMS.
Any decent PC monitor that supports Sync-On-Green should be able to work
with the Indigo without problems.
Good luck!
- Josh