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[ghost180sx]

I thought I'd start a thread to say "hi" for new members. I didn't see one yet.
I've been active on discord for quite a while and have long wanted an SGI workstation, as they are "dream machines". Thanks to some nice peeps through the community I'm very close to making this a reality. I thought I'd join here too to help contribute and gain access to more info and people who love these old beasts.

 

[Elf]

Welcome!

I have been saying this forever, but, I do have a stack of Indys that I intend to sell. They make good starter machines, and they'll be posted up here!

 

[ghost180sx]

Would love to add one to my collection! Got some $ for Xmas. I'm adding it to my SGI fund

 

[glitchwrks]

Hi there! New to the forums, longtime SGI owner, though often not running IRIX. I currently have an IMPACT Indigo2 (well, my wife's really) and what boils down to a parts unit non-IMPACT Indigo2. IMPACT Indigo2 currently has NetBSD on it, but I'm wanting to get IRIX reinstalled. I've previously owned an O2 and an Indy, a friend has the O2 now, I regret selling the Indy around 10 years ago when we moved. The O2 was my main workshop system for a while, I had SCA drives with IRIX and Debian, spent more and more time booted into Debian while it was in use.

I mostly dabble in older stuff (minis and micros from the 70s) but I'm also interested in old UNIX and UNIX-like systems!

 

[ghost180sx]

Glitchwrks,
I think most people know you for your NVRAM chip fix boards! Glad to see you here. I love your website, and apreciate your board designs.

I was just looking at it, looking for a piggy-back board for the clock chip in my Indy, which needs replacement real soon! The originals are out of production now... Not sure if you make one. The original is a Dallas DS1386-8K-150 RAMified Timekeeper.

Again, welcome!

 

[Elf]

Welcome, and glad to have you here

 

[tinyman1959]

Wow, been awhile since anyone posted here. I'm new on here and have been making the rounds looking for ideas. I have 2 SGI machines and one will not power on and the other one , an O2 has some issues. Both were running but it was so long ago, forgot about them for several reasons and became involved with PC machines. I seem to have a stack of laptops i've repaired and don't use and would trade for parts for my O2, The Indigo 2 Impact will not power on and is looking for a new home, maybe trade for parts for the O2. I do woodworking things, I have one ShopSmith and access to another one, ( a five-in-one) wood working machine. I make bowls, cups, can holders, pipes for some kind of tobacco..... all from Mesquite, Oak, or Pecan.