Nekonomicon - eBay: Onyx 10000 InfiniteReality...

zackwatt
From Kentucky
Who joined March 1, 2009, 9:53 a.m.

Wrote the following at Sept. 4, 2009, 8:26 p.m...

Why can't I find something like this at a yard sale...

This one is pricy:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Silicon-Graphics-On ... 286.c0.m14

Do these things really weigh 420lbs??? :shock:

Octane2 2x600 V12 8GB - Octane2 600 V12 2GB - Octane 2x400 V10 2GB
Indigo² 195 Max Impact 386MB - Indigo² 250 Extreme 386MB
O2 350 CRM 256MB - O2+ 400 CRM 512MB

"I'm totally unappreciated in my time. You can run this whole park from this room, with minimal staff, for up to three days. You think that kind of automation is easy? Or cheap? You know anybody who can network eight Connection Machines and de-bug two million lines of code for what I bid this job? Because if you can, I'd love to see him try."

pentium
From Kamloops, BC
Who joined Aug. 28, 2006, 6:29 p.m.

Wrote the following at Sept. 4, 2009, 9:29 p.m...

That's like, twice the weight. What the hell?

Someone should throw him a better offer as it's not going to go anywhere at that price.

<-------- A very happy forum member.

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

Wrote the following at Sept. 5, 2009, 8:04 a.m...

Unusual set of boards for a deskside Onyx as well. Let's hope that they made a mistake in inventorying them, as a deskside machine stuffed with IO4s and MC3s with no IPs doesn't do very much.

They also have too many EBUS boards for the available slots, methinks.

Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!

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

:Indigo:

(single-CM)

fzalfa
From avignon ,provence, france
Who joined June 19, 2005, 11:38 a.m.

Wrote the following at Sept. 5, 2009, 10:36 a.m...

i'm agree the setup is weird.....

and the price !!! woowww

Laurent

SGI or die !!!
:O2:

HP proliant DL 585 Quad Opteron dual core 2.5Ghz 16Gb

2226cc
From Cape Town, South Africa
Who joined Sept. 22, 2006, 7:08 p.m.

Wrote the following at Sept. 10, 2009, 1:50 p.m...

It's been relisted at $1000 less now. Sooo... I reckon give it 4 more relistings and they'll have to give $1001 to the buyer.

fzalfa
From avignon ,provence, france
Who joined June 19, 2005, 11:38 a.m.

Wrote the following at Sept. 10, 2009, 3 p.m...

1001 usd ??
still too much ?!!

Laurent

SGI or die !!!
:O2:

HP proliant DL 585 Quad Opteron dual core 2.5Ghz 16Gb

2226cc
From Cape Town, South Africa
Who joined Sept. 22, 2006, 7:08 p.m.

Wrote the following at Sept. 10, 2009, 3:12 p.m...

No, I was attempting to be silly:

$2,999
$1,999
$999
-$1
-$1001

Now wouldn't that be awesome?

jan-jaap
From Wijchen, The Netherlands
Who joined June 17, 2004, 11:35 a.m.

Wrote the following at Sept. 10, 2009, 3:34 p.m...

Only a recycler gets paid to remove an old system from a site. And then they try to sell it for $4K on fleabay of course

With two MC3's and no CPU card listed, there's either an error in the inventory or the system is incomplete. It is also in unknown working order so the value is very very limited.

Oh, the maximum weight of an Onyx including it's shipping carton is 300lbs, according to the manual. So I guess this thing sits on a 120lbs pallet :lol:

Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
Currently in commercial service:

(2x)

In the museum : almost every MIPS/IRIX system.
Wanted : GM1 board for Professional Series GT graphics (030-0076-003, 030-0076-004)

fatal_error
From Helsinki, Finland
Who joined Jan. 19, 2005, 9:41 a.m.

Wrote the following at Sept. 10, 2009, 3:41 p.m...

2226cc - Im sorry - late night browsing and having few glasses of wine - i think your avatar is quite annoying with all that ... "servitude". I dont know.

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

Wrote the following at Sept. 10, 2009, 3:52 p.m...

jan-jaap wrote: With two MC3's and no CPU card listed, there's either an error in the inventory or the system is incomplete. It is also in unknown working order so the value is very very limited.

That and there appear to be two or three IO4s, which would again be difficult in a deskside Onyx.

Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!

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

:Indigo:

(single-CM)

2226cc
From Cape Town, South Africa
Who joined Sept. 22, 2006, 7:08 p.m.

Wrote the following at Sept. 11, 2009, 12:41 a.m...

fatal_error wrote: 2226cc - Im sorry - late night browsing and having few glasses of wine - i think your avatar is quite annoying with all that ... "servitude". I dont know.

Lol

Yeah, I know... sometimes I don't even read my own posts with it on showing there.

jan-jaap
From Wijchen, The Netherlands
Who joined June 17, 2004, 11:35 a.m.

Wrote the following at Sept. 11, 2009, 1:05 a.m...

SAQ wrote: That and there appear to be two or three IO4s, which would again be difficult in a deskside Onyx.

ebay onyx wrote: Includes:
* 030-0683-004 - Raster Manager w/16MB Texture Memory for IR graphics
* 030-0681-003 - Geometry Engine for IR graphics
* 030-0686-004 - PCA DG4-2

* 030-0527-508 - SCIP SCSI Mez board w/cables and connector plates
* 030-0753-005 - PCA SAMZ
* 030-0500-206 - PCA VCAM
* 030-0815-002 - PCA IO4 W/F2 AND F3

* 030-0604-106 - MC3 Board
* 030-0604-106 - MC3 Memory Board (32 SIMM slots - suports 16 & 64MB SIMMs)
* 030-8109-006 - Silicon Graphics - CALL AUDIO BOARD FOR INDIGO2
* 003-0290-003 - Scsi 50pin Controller

(ok, I shuffled the order)

I count one (IR capable) IO4, a VCAM, and two MEZs: a SAMZ (audio/serial) and an SCIP. Seems legit to me?
I always wondered why the audio connector box of Onyx1 ASO sticks out of the bulkhead. Could it be the audio daughtercard of an Indigo2 is hiding in there?

Oh, and there are VFE bulkheads, but if you look closely, it says something about the board being someones property. It appears to be gone.

Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
Currently in commercial service:

(2x)

In the museum : almost every MIPS/IRIX system.
Wanted : GM1 board for Professional Series GT graphics (030-0076-003, 030-0076-004)

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

Wrote the following at Sept. 11, 2009, 7:50 p.m...

Looks like they corrected the inventory then - I saw at least 2 IO4s (checked part numbers on them because I thought they might be counting HIO cards as IO4s).

Still no IP19, IP21 or IP25 boards, though. Probably a parts box.

Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!

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

:Indigo:

(single-CM)

bri3d
From Boulder, CO
Who joined June 28, 2008, 11:08 a.m.

Wrote the following at Sept. 11, 2009, 8:53 p.m...

A "complete" computer with no processors... nice price too!

Best of luck to the seller :roll:

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jan-jaap
From Wijchen, The Netherlands
Who joined June 17, 2004, 11:35 a.m.

Wrote the following at Sept. 17, 2009, 8:31 a.m...

bri3d wrote: Best of luck to the seller

Somebody actually placed a bid of (at least) $3K :shock:

Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
Currently in commercial service:

(2x)

In the museum : almost every MIPS/IRIX system.
Wanted : GM1 board for Professional Series GT graphics (030-0076-003, 030-0076-004)

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