In article <459C0902.DFCE08B3 at cs.ubc.ca>, Brent Hilpert <hilpert at cs.ubc.ca> writes: I didn't look at that link, but a search of IEC C20 yielded a picture that looked exactly like what I see on the unit. Any other Onyx owners on the list? -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/book/download/index.html> Legalize Adulthood! <http://blogs.xmission.com/legalize/>

In article <200701031727.06449.lbickley at bickleywest.com>, Lyle Bickley <lbickley at bickleywest.com> writes: Lyle, it sounds like you have exactly the same Onyx setup I just acquired! Onyx RE2, dunno the exact config yet Onyx IR, Sirius Video, dunno what else yet exactly :-) When I saw the Sirius Video box being auctioned in one lot, I gambled that the Onyx had the Sirius board inside it (and it did). This came editing or the weather overlay presentation or some such. The Onyx has a couple SCSI drives, a Jaz drive, an 8mm tape drive and a CD-ROM drive occupying all the bays. I see the Sirius rack mount box on ebay sans the interface card quite a bit. (Don't you find it simultaneously funny *and* sad when people yank the peripherals and discard the cables and interface card? I mean, the peripheral box is probably worthless without the interface card and vice-versa considering that these are typically custom interface cards.) The TV station Onyx has lint on all the air vents telling me that this machine was on pretty much all the time :-). It will need a good disassembling and cleaning/inspection before I power it on and see what happens. -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/book/download/index.html> Legalize Adulthood! <http://blogs.xmission.com/legalize/>

In article <B8DECDD6-F7EF-48CA-8A27-223CC1CBCBA2 at typewritten.org>, "r.stricklin" <bear at typewritten.org> writes: Sweet, that makes three of us who have this configuration! Onyx RE2 Onyx IR I emailed the guy at Reputable Systems (he's in Colorado, just "next door" at 700miles away :). He wasn't interested in the Challenge/L that was down in Trinidad, CO. He says they routinely get auctioned off at UC Boulder for scrap prices. I am getting hints that the 3rd party market for SGI machines is drying up. That either means that these machines are about to become as scarce, are about to become available cheaply (because there's no 3rd party reseller market for them) or both. Even the sci-vis guys at the UofU no longer use SGI irion anymore -- just piles of linux boxes with fancy PC graphics cards. -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/book/download/index.html> Legalize Adulthood! <http://blogs.xmission.com/legalize/>

In article <459D417A.4070409 at yahoo.co.uk>, Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk at yahoo.co.uk> writes: The Sirius Video breakout boxes seem to get separated from the interface cards. I see the breakout boxes offered alone on ebay, etc., and rarely see an Onyx being offered anywhere, not even on the 3rd party sites. You should have snarfed that one :-). -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/book/download/index.html> Legalize Adulthood! <http://blogs.xmission.com/legalize/>

On Thu, 2007-01-04 at 10:34 -0700, Richard wrote: PowerSeries -> Crimson conversion w/ VGXT in the box sitting next to me. (brown/blue not red, unfortunately) However, if there is anyone w/ a spare Onyx in the vicinity of Ohio, who doesn't want it, please let me know. :-) <snip rings around the average Reality Engine these days, and is (alot) cheaper. <shrug> David