The collected works of Glock

When you install Lightwave (demo or original version) with the Software Manager, you get dialog window with some specific instructions.

These are (in a nutshell):

1. Install Lightwave using the software manager (duh).
2. In a shell, type "SETUPLW", which will run /usr/sbin/SETUPLW. This procedure adds the path /usr/lightwave/Bin.
3. Log out and then log back in, with the same user.
4. In a shell, type "which LW" to see if the correct path is added.

This should make it possible to load the included project files (even with the demo version). Saving is NOT possible with the demo.

But the real question is...

DOES it come with the cute plexi pedestal, like seen on the Prism family-shot?

Seriously, let's recap the most important complaints about the Dorado I read in the aforementioned threads.

1. It's a Tuxbox (which means the end of IRIX).
2. It uses Itanium CPU's, so R.I.P. MIPS (Opteron would have been a much better choice).
3. It uses the AGP standard (PCI Express would have made more sense, but can't have that huh SGI).
4. No SCSI drives (current S-ATA drives have plenty to offer, 8MB cache, 15K RPM, 5 year warranty, NCQ so what's the fuss about?).
5. Did I mention it runs Linux?
6. ATI graphics. Where's V16? Oh wait, SGI is into PC boxes now. Exqueeze me then. So where's the CCFL decorative lights then?
7. Ah, almost forget, it's only a dual CPU (the Tezro had 4, it IS the same case, not? Again, that would be too much value for money for SGI).
8. Price. 8500 for the base model. Yeah right, that's for the box with lesser specs than the regular $1000 ALDI (Medion) PC.
9. The notebook DVD-ROM drive. Doesn't make sense. They're more expensive than regular 5.25" form factor drives and I bet my left foot they're less reliable and less performant.
10. It has a really nice case (it seems the case designers are the only competent engineers SGI didn't lay off).

So, here it is:

39.000 USD should get you the nice version, with dual CPU's and dual graphics cards.

The AlienWare PC boxes with Dualcore CPU's and Dual PCI-Express 16x GFX seem like a good buy. They also have a nice case AND watercooling Cosmo eat your heart out (he'll understand).

This means that the Tezro will be the last SGI jewel to look out for on e-bay, after all.

Hi, my name is Yves, I was born in 1971 (may 13th to be precise) and I'm a sys admin and webmaster. I studied electronics but always was way more capable in front of a computer. That's why I'm one of those lucky people that turned a hobby into a (paying) profession.

My computers where: Sinclair ZX-81, Atari 800XL, Amiga 500, Amiga 500+, Amiga 1200, CD32, Toshiba Satellite laptop (first peecee) and after that only (and many) self-built PC's. About two years ago, I started to lurk e-bay for SGI equipment.

But my biggest passion is martial arts. Started out 19 years ago in Taekwondo, then Hapkido, some kickboxing and Win-Tsung and since a couple of years I've been practicing Escrima (first Sinco-Tero but now IKAEF). My main motivation is self-defence (not competition) so that's the reason for the exotic cocktail of fighting systems (each has its pros and cons).

In the weekend, I pop off a few rounds at the gun range. I'm an avid Glock-fan and also love shooting modern military carbines and SMG's. Besides my Glock 19C, I owned a Bushmaster XM15E2S Commando (AR-15 .223REM 10" HBAR with telescopic stock) but recently sold it to get a Steyr AUG A3. But I digress.

I like music, especially the Blues. Oh yeah, and 80's like late Pink Floyd, The Police, Guns 'n Roses, Metallice, Peter Gabriel, Rolling Stones, Simple Minds, Talking Heads and the likes.

Oh man, I forgot to mention AC DC!

Just gimme some REAL music made by REAL people that can play REAL instruments (not paint notes with a mouse in CuBase and even then fuck it up). Everybody, make a mental note of this:

* Good music does NOT need a fast changing videoclip with girls shaking their ass in ya face, aiiiiright? If I wanna see tits, I hit the tittybar, geddit? Just play the friggin' guitar and shut the f*ck up or take your BLING BLING somewhere else, oo'kay???

Whit these words, I salute you.

Yes, single stick or double stick as well as daga (knive fighting) with heavy influences from Kali. From what I've learned (I'm NOT claiming to be an expert on martial arts history - I'm more into practicing it, so feel free to correct me), the Chinese Win-Tsung system also incorporates stickfighting techniques from Escrima. Also, Escrima and WT are both based on a system of triangular foot-movement.

With Bling Bling I was refering to the whore-mentality, so common in the entertainment-industry.

But your Frog remark is right on the spot: as it happens, the provider that sells the Crazy Frog ringtones for a company called Jamba, has just been fined 40,000 UK Pounds by ICSTS, for misinformation of its clients (stupid shallow kids who actually like the crap that's produced from that retard frog).

Shows you just what the entertainment-industry is all about... Bling Bling...