What is the Rarest Piece of SGI Hardware you own?
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Indigo2 High Impact R4400 "MardiGras Prototype" is probably the rarest I own. It does not have a serial number / model nameplate in the back, only a faded piece of paper on it that is almost impossible to read with naked eye. With some photo enhancements, you can see the original prototype sticker there.
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and have also chosen to remove all of my content. Many things have changed since I co-founded, named, and ultimately
then left SGUG. There are many good people around, to whom I apologize for frustrating by removing these things, and
also many petty people that over the years whittled down both the enjoyment as well as sense of obligation I used to
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also many petty people that over the years whittled down both the enjoyment as well as sense of obligation I used to
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Edit: With apologies, I no longer wish to have involvement with SGUG or SGI communities in general,
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then left SGUG. There are many good people around, to whom I apologize for frustrating by removing these things, and
also many petty people that over the years whittled down both the enjoyment as well as sense of obligation I used to
feel to anyone else regarding what was ultimately just a hobby. Unfortunately one of the latter now writes the rules
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Hello fellow SGI enthusiasts! I put all my SGI into storage 15 years ago and hung up the 'Reality Engine'. I'm going through a nostalgia phase and decided to go through my collection and see what I have, what still works, and what I lost through a couple moves. Forgive me if I don't get the image posts right the first time, I'm a bit rusty. I'll put up a few rare items here as I run across them.
I have two Crimson, one is a complete RE and the other contains a GTX boardset with a Video Creator board. I'm going to try and get the GTX going but I seem to have misplaced the two edge connectors. I'm sure they will turn up. I have the IO3b board but not in this picture. The GTX and Video Creator came from a dual tower 4D that someone scrapped back in the 90s. I managed to rescue these boards. Boy I wish I had that dual tower today.
I have two Crimson, one is a complete RE and the other contains a GTX boardset with a Video Creator board. I'm going to try and get the GTX going but I seem to have misplaced the two edge connectors. I'm sure they will turn up. I have the IO3b board but not in this picture. The GTX and Video Creator came from a dual tower 4D that someone scrapped back in the 90s. I managed to rescue these boards. Boy I wish I had that dual tower today.
This is probably pretty rare now also. GE Medical Systems (GEMS) R10k Indigo2. The rare bit here is the larger Impact Midplane, you can see it says GEMS on the PCB. I haven't fired it up yet, possibly this weekend. I have two other I2 Impact, one R4400/250 and the other R10k, the r10k doesn't post but the Power supply works so I know I have a spare for the GEMS if needed. Back in the day my plan was to run dual head Max Impact. Wish I had bought those cards then, prices are crazy. Dual Solid Impact will have to do.
Edit: With apologies, I no longer wish to have involvement with SGUG or SGI communities in general,
and have also chosen to remove all of my content. Many things have changed since I co-founded, named, and ultimately
then left SGUG. There are many good people around, to whom I apologize for frustrating by removing these things, and
also many petty people that over the years whittled down both the enjoyment as well as sense of obligation I used to
feel to anyone else regarding what was ultimately just a hobby. Unfortunately one of the latter now writes the rules
and so it is time for me to take my things and go.
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then left SGUG. There are many good people around, to whom I apologize for frustrating by removing these things, and
also many petty people that over the years whittled down both the enjoyment as well as sense of obligation I used to
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Hi Elf! Its a great case but heavy as a tank though. I picked it up around 2002, fired it up to make sure it worked at the time and it has been sitting since. Looks like the mainboard may be custom. Ian Mapleson list an IP22 variant on his site and Mashek has an IP22 version on ebay, but I haven't run across info on an IP28 version of the GEMS I2. I need to still pull the mid-plane to get at the main board part number. The the db9 on the back runs into the custom electronics in the first picture below. Looks like there was some control boards in the card cage that I didn't get, based on the schematic.
From Ian's page:
"Motherboard for R4K Indigo2: 2750 UKP (SGI PN 030-0844-004. V11 PROM fitted, but add extra for CPU if required. This is a special board for medical systems) "
From Ian's page:
"Motherboard for R4K Indigo2: 2750 UKP (SGI PN 030-0844-004. V11 PROM fitted, but add extra for CPU if required. This is a special board for medical systems) "
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Elf, you have a beautiful collection of Prototypes! The brown indigo is my favorite. Looks like the Indigo video board might be prototype too based on all the blue wires. How about the R3K system board, is it prototype? I'm partial to Indigo as an R3K/XS was my first SGI. I have a prototype Elan board (Rev P*). The sticker on the GE board doesn't show well in the picture, it is Rev. P7. If I look down between the boards at the GE, I can see all 4 present and the main GE has an unusual stacked socket, for instrumentation I assume. Threw in a Song and Dance board and a regular production Indigo video board for good measure.
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and have also chosen to remove all of my content. Many things have changed since I co-founded, named, and ultimately
then left SGUG. There are many good people around, to whom I apologize for frustrating by removing these things, and
also many petty people that over the years whittled down both the enjoyment as well as sense of obligation I used to
feel to anyone else regarding what was ultimately just a hobby. Unfortunately one of the latter now writes the rules
and so it is time for me to take my things and go.
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then left SGUG. There are many good people around, to whom I apologize for frustrating by removing these things, and
also many petty people that over the years whittled down both the enjoyment as well as sense of obligation I used to
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Wow, this is neat. I super-zoomed in to your SRV1 picture and your part number is 030-8059-001 and the caption indicates Rev. 2.5 -> 2.7 . Normally Rev. numbers are letters, not numbers. I'm pretty sure that having a Rev number indicates it is a prototype or an extremely early productions board.
Judging by Google searches, 030-8059-002 is the normal part number. Mine is 030-8059-003 Rev. C. Searching for mine doesn't turn up any hits. So you have the first off the line and mine is the last!
Judging by Google searches, 030-8059-002 is the normal part number. Mine is 030-8059-003 Rev. C. Searching for mine doesn't turn up any hits. So you have the first off the line and mine is the last!
This is neat and rare. Challenge Vault M. The Indigo2 powersupply for molex blows my mind a bit lol. Also why the heck does it have a molex resistive heater in one bay. Ok and weird drive interposer too. I've had this forever. I've never ran it but I'm thinking it should happen. I have the matching Challenge S but can't seem to find my 8 pin serial cable.
Edit: With apologies, I no longer wish to have involvement with SGUG or SGI communities in general,
and have also chosen to remove all of my content. Many things have changed since I co-founded, named, and ultimately
then left SGUG. There are many good people around, to whom I apologize for frustrating by removing these things, and
also many petty people that over the years whittled down both the enjoyment as well as sense of obligation I used to
feel to anyone else regarding what was ultimately just a hobby. Unfortunately one of the latter now writes the rules
and so it is time for me to take my things and go.
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and have also chosen to remove all of my content. Many things have changed since I co-founded, named, and ultimately
then left SGUG. There are many good people around, to whom I apologize for frustrating by removing these things, and
also many petty people that over the years whittled down both the enjoyment as well as sense of obligation I used to
feel to anyone else regarding what was ultimately just a hobby. Unfortunately one of the latter now writes the rules
and so it is time for me to take my things and go.
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Edit: With apologies, I no longer wish to have involvement with SGUG or SGI communities in general,
and have also chosen to remove all of my content. Many things have changed since I co-founded, named, and ultimately
then left SGUG. There are many good people around, to whom I apologize for frustrating by removing these things, and
also many petty people that over the years whittled down both the enjoyment as well as sense of obligation I used to
feel to anyone else regarding what was ultimately just a hobby. Unfortunately one of the latter now writes the rules
and so it is time for me to take my things and go.
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then left SGUG. There are many good people around, to whom I apologize for frustrating by removing these things, and
also many petty people that over the years whittled down both the enjoyment as well as sense of obligation I used to
feel to anyone else regarding what was ultimately just a hobby. Unfortunately one of the latter now writes the rules
and so it is time for me to take my things and go.
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