23 Oct
2007
23 Oct
'07
12:21 p.m.
On Oct 23, 2007, at 6:02 AM, Ethan Dicks wrote:
So for the more experienced SGI folks - do you feel
that an Indy or
Indigo is responsive enough to be reasonable to use, or is it worth
holding out for something newer and most likely more expensive to
acquire? Also, something I don't know much about, do the older
personal graphic workstations use odd or impossible-to-find memory, or
are they easy/cheap to load up?
Indigo2, yes...Indigo or Indy, no. Just my opinion.
I've used a few Indigo2 systems as my main desktop machines over
the years. They are fantastic in many ways. The last one, about
four years ago, was an Indigo2 R10K MaxImpact...It was wonderful,
although the R10K is a bit constrained in the Indigo2 design. It's
still very responsive and more than fast enough for everyday modern-
style work.
With prices the way they are, though, I'd probably find an Octane
if I were looking to set up an SGI desktop workstation. They are
considerably faster than the R10K Indigo2 systems at the same clock
rate, and expandable to truly juicy configurations. (think dual-
R12K, etc)
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
Farewell Ophelia, 9/22/1991 - 7/25/2007