20 Apr
2007
20 Apr
'07
3:27 p.m.
Hi!
Friday, April 20, 2007, 7:19:58 PM, you wrote:
Actually, there is an X11 port of doom that runs on
SGI boxes, so
yeah, I could probably run doom on that once I get hard drives and an
OS on it.
Running DOOM is a pretty basic task... I guess even an R4000 Indigo
can handle several instances of the classic DOOM. I remember running
different Lucas Arts adventures (3 or 4+) at the same time on an
Indigo 2 without problems using 'scummvm'.
Hey, why does "doing SGI" always equal flashy lights and games? ;-)
I don't think it would be lawnmower man style
(god, what an
awful movie). LM came out in 1992 and the "Reality Monster" came out
in 1999. I guess that doesn't really make this machine "vintage" so
much as "discontinued". Still, getting 4 racks of SGI iron for $666
(the devil made me do it!) is a steal.
Agreed... it's a good price for a multiple rack system if you've got
the space and the means to transport it. It might not be classic in
the "old DEC" kind of way, but it is still a reasonable piece of iron
to get hold of. Ok, I admit that I might be biased... ;-)
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Best regards,
Gerhard mailto:mail at g-lenerz.de
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