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Posted by: kondspi on 2008-07-11 09:47:41
Today was the NC State surplus sale.
For $26, I got a Dell Dimension 8200 (1.7 P4/256/20/DVD), a cool Braille/clicky keyboard, and an SGI Indy in Blue.
No Macs though, which was a pity.
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Posted by: benjgvps on 2008-07-11 09:52:22
For both!!?? That is a GREAT deal!
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Posted by: Temetka on 2008-07-11 13:25:22
Yeah it is!
Congrats on the new gear. 😀
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Posted by: TheNeil on 2008-07-11 13:30:20
$26?!?!?!?! Absolute steal
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Posted by: John8520 on 2008-07-11 13:55:49
Oh man, NC state surplus is -amazing- great going with that stuff!
I remember back in 97 dad got an SE/30, two SEs, two IIcxs, and a load of keyboards/mice/etc for $150. That SE/30 was my first ever computer.
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Posted by: LCGuy on 2008-07-11 20:47:04
Nice score!
What type of RAM does that Dell take? Hopefully DDR...otherwise, best of luck trying to find RAM to upgrade that baby. (most Dells from around that era need RAMBUS)
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Posted by: Unknown_K on 2008-07-11 21:08:19
A 1.7Ghz P4 is probably RAMBUS, 256MB is decent for something that slow.
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Posted by: kondspi on 2008-07-12 20:40:04
It is Rambus, unfortunately.
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Posted by: Bunsen on 2008-07-12 23:51:04
Pitchers of the Indy if you please 😀
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Posted by: kondspi on 2008-07-14 09:11:28
Will do once I get my camera back tomorrow or Weds.
I really don't know much about the Indy. Does anyone know if I can hook it up to a TV using RCA/S-Video or if I have to use the strange proprietary video interface?
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Posted by: kondspi on 2008-07-15 15:07:13
http://picasaweb.google.com/kondspi/Computers/photo?authkey=-RiDMGLj2L0#5223364248296386978
http://picasaweb.google.com/kondspi/Computers/photo?authkey=-RiDMGLj2L0#5223364295861557538
Didn't need to photograph the Dell, it's ugly.
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Posted by: russman on 2008-07-15 16:31:36
Nice score with the indy, but IMHO thats a horribly ugly keyboard.
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Posted by: yestermac on 2008-07-16 17:32:12
Will do once I get my camera back tomorrow or Weds.
I really don't know much about the Indy. Does anyone know if I can hook it up to a TV using RCA/S-Video or if I have to use the strange proprietary video interface? I'm guessing that a TV wont work. If you want to use standard VGA you'll need an SGI 13w3 to VGA adapter. Don't get the Sun 13w3 to VGA it wont work. Is the SGi an R4600 or better? Hope it isn't all passworded. On the upside the SGI uses standard PS2 connectors for the mouse and keyboard so any peecee keyboard and mouse will work. There are some linux distros that support the SGI. But if you get IRIX working you'll like it a lot. There is a neat little webcam that plugs into that big connector on the back.
The 13w3 adapters are fairly cheap.
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Posted by: redrouteone on 2008-07-16 20:13:03
The Indy requires a monitor that supports Sync-On-Green. So make sure your monitor supports that. I used mine on 3 different Sony Trinitron displays and it works. The composite jack you see is for video input.
That sure takes me back. My Indy was such a neat little box, and had the coolest start up chime.
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Posted by: porter on 2008-07-16 20:24:27
Or just plug use a terminal (or emulator) connected to the first serial port.
They use Mac style serial connectors.
I use my SGI Indys and Indigo2s without monitors or keyboards. I use remote X11 if I need graphics.
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Posted by: Unknown_K on 2008-07-16 22:07:59
Keyboard for the almost blind?
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Posted by: russman on 2008-07-16 22:32:22
Oh yeah sorry, i missed that part :-/
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