SGI: Hardware

SGI Equipment available in Seattle

shel
From Uzes, France or Seattle, WA, USA
Who joined Jan. 13, 2006, 11:25 a.m.

Wrote the following at March 24, 2014, 11:29 a.m...

Folks-

It looks like WinXP and I are going to reach EOL together; after a 20-year battle with cancer, I've signed up for in-home hospice care.

As a result, I have a pile of SGI and associated equipment I'd like to pass along to someone who can still use it.

It's a large pile:

SGI Indigo2: Purple R10k-195, MaxImpact, 768MB RAM, nice plastic, IRIX 6.5.22. Battery is dead, but it will boot through the maintenance menu.

SGI O2: Mid-range spec, but I think it has the high-end A/V module. IRIX 6.5.30, boots and runs fine. Plastic good except CD-ROM drive door missing.

SGI Octane: Single processor, dual graphics modules, good plastic, IRIX 6.5.30.

External peripherals: About a dozen Sun and SGI external cases (411, 611, etc.) suitable for all sorts of SCSI devices. Some open-face, some closed, etc. I think there's an SGI SCSI floppy drive in a granite case.

Cables: A large collection of external SCSI cables.

Drives: A bunch of those, too, including some 36 GB SCA drives.

Parts, books: Yep. A couple or three Granite keyboards and mice. Large box of IRIX installation CDs. Much etc.

I'd love for this to go together. I can't ship it; it's SGI stuff, it weighs a ton, and I'm not really in shape to take it anywhere. It'll all fit in a station wagon; getting it in a compact sedan might be a challenge.

Contact me off-list to arrange pick up on Bainbridge Island, across Puget Sound from downtown Seattle.

Thanks.

-Shel
shel at artell dot net

mia
Who joined Feb. 19, 2003, 1:54 p.m.

Wrote the following at March 24, 2014, 12:06 p.m...

most depressing thing I read today.

zmttoxics
Who joined Aug. 31, 2009, 9:11 a.m.

Wrote the following at March 24, 2014, 12:12 p.m...

I know its off topic, apologize a head of time, but I just wanted to say something.

Fuck cancer. No one should ever have to deal with something like cancer. Sorry to hear this.

I hope your computers go to a good home.

Stuff.

chicaneuk
Who joined July 10, 2012, 3:48 a.m.

Wrote the following at March 25, 2014, 5:29 a.m...

zmttoxics wrote: I know its off topic, apologize a head of time, but I just wanted to say something.

Fuck cancer. No one should ever have to deal with something like cancer. Sorry to hear this.

I hope your computers go to a good home.

Can only echo these sentiments. Extremely saddening whenever you hear of fellow enthusiasts on a small community like this suffering such terrible health issues, and having to give up their hobbies and passions as a result. I hope you get fantastic care.

SAQ
From Renton, WA
Who joined July 19, 2006, 8:37 a.m.

Wrote the following at April 1, 2014, 7:34 p.m...

Too bad to hear that. Glad you had a few good years in Provence.

The Tandem still pulls well when I have it in harness, though I haven't had any requests from people to use it in a while.

Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!

Living proof that you can't keep a blithering idiot down.

:Indigo:

(single-CM)

foetz
Moderator
Who joined April 14, 2003, 4:34 a.m.

Wrote the following at April 1, 2014, 7:59 p.m...

shel wrote: Folks-

It looks like WinXP and I are going to reach EOL together

good you kept the humor

and i'd take the machines as well if i were not across the ocean :-/

ClassicHasClass
From Sunny So Cal
Who joined July 25, 2012, 7:12 p.m.

Wrote the following at April 1, 2014, 9:02 p.m...

I know we have some members in Seattle (kjaer?).

I'm really sorry to hear about hospice. 20 years is the good fight, at least.

smit happens.

:Fuel:

bigred , 900MHz R16K, 4GB RAM, V12 DCD, 6.5.30
:Indy:

indy , 150MHz R4400SC, 256MB RAM, XL24, 6.5.10
:Indigo2IMP:

purplehaze , R10000, Solid IMPACT
probably posted from

bruce , Quad 2.5GHz PowerPC 970MP, 16GB RAM, Mac OS X 10.4.11
plus IBM POWER6 p520 * Apple Network Server 500 * HP C8000 * BeBox * Solbourne S3000 * Commodore 128 * many more...

Torque
Who joined April 1, 2014, 7:56 a.m.

Wrote the following at April 2, 2014, 3:20 p.m...

You sir are inspiration. We should all be so lucky to face cancer with the same bravery and humor as you when the time comes.

silicium
From Périgord, France
Who joined Oct. 4, 2007, 2:27 a.m.

Wrote the following at April 5, 2014, 7:17 a.m...

Fight cancer http://gerson.org/gerpress/

extreme

IR2e

Pontus
From Uppsala, Sweden
Who joined May 8, 2008, 12:12 p.m.

Wrote the following at April 7, 2014, 3:32 a.m...

silicium wrote: Fight cancer http://gerson.org/gerpress/

Is that supposed to be a joke?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Gerson#Evidence
Not very funny!

<- MicroVAX 3500 :BA213:

<- DECsystem 5500 :BA215:

<- MicroVAX 3300
Pictures of my collection: www.pdp8.se

mila
From Bålsta, Sweden
Who joined Dec. 31, 2009, 4:20 a.m.

Wrote the following at April 7, 2014, 2:38 p.m...

shel wrote: Folks-

It looks like WinXP and I are going to reach EOL together; after a 20-year battle with cancer, I've signed up for in-home hospice care.

As a result, I have a pile of SGI and associated equipment I'd like to pass along to someone who can still use it.

It's a large pile:

SGI Indigo2: Purple R10k-195, MaxImpact, 768MB RAM, nice plastic, IRIX 6.5.22. Battery is dead, but it will boot through the maintenance menu.

SGI O2: Mid-range spec, but I think it has the high-end A/V module. IRIX 6.5.30, boots and runs fine. Plastic good except CD-ROM drive door missing.

SGI Octane: Single processor, dual graphics modules, good plastic, IRIX 6.5.30.

External peripherals: About a dozen Sun and SGI external cases (411, 611, etc.) suitable for all sorts of SCSI devices. Some open-face, some closed, etc. I think there's an SGI SCSI floppy drive in a granite case.

Cables: A large collection of external SCSI cables.

Drives: A bunch of those, too, including some 36 GB SCA drives.

Parts, books: Yep. A couple or three Granite keyboards and mice. Large box of IRIX installation CDs. Much etc.

I'd love for this to go together. I can't ship it; it's SGI stuff, it weighs a ton, and I'm not really in shape to take it anywhere. It'll all fit in a station wagon; getting it in a compact sedan might be a challenge.

Contact me off-list to arrange pick up on Bainbridge Island, across Puget Sound from downtown Seattle.

Thanks.

-Shel
shel at artell dot net

So so sad to read this, this is the saddest thing I have ever read on a computer forum.

/michael

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kjaer
From Seattle, WA
Who joined May 7, 2008, 7:47 p.m.

Wrote the following at April 7, 2014, 11:58 p.m...

Shel's son Eric informed me this morning that Shel passed away on Sunday.

ClassicHasClass
From Sunny So Cal
Who joined July 25, 2012, 7:12 p.m.

Wrote the following at April 8, 2014, 6:38 a.m...

Rest in peace.

smit happens.

:Fuel:

bigred , 900MHz R16K, 4GB RAM, V12 DCD, 6.5.30
:Indy:

indy , 150MHz R4400SC, 256MB RAM, XL24, 6.5.10
:Indigo2IMP:

purplehaze , R10000, Solid IMPACT
probably posted from

bruce , Quad 2.5GHz PowerPC 970MP, 16GB RAM, Mac OS X 10.4.11
plus IBM POWER6 p520 * Apple Network Server 500 * HP C8000 * BeBox * Solbourne S3000 * Commodore 128 * many more...

chicaneuk
Who joined July 10, 2012, 3:48 a.m.

Wrote the following at April 10, 2014, 2:44 a.m...

kjaer wrote: Shel's son Eric informed me this morning that Shel passed away on Sunday.

Holy cow - that came pretty quickly after his posting. How very sad

Pontus
From Uppsala, Sweden
Who joined May 8, 2008, 12:12 p.m.

Wrote the following at April 10, 2014, 3:40 a.m...

I did not know Shel, but it's very sad to see a fellow collector and enthusiast go. My condolences to the family.

<- MicroVAX 3500 :BA213:

<- DECsystem 5500 :BA215:

<- MicroVAX 3300
Pictures of my collection: www.pdp8.se