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macroexp
From Falls Church, VA
Who joined Feb. 25, 2004, 8:23 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of O2, 400MHz R12000A, 576MB RAM, 73GB HDD at Sept. 21, 2015, 1:21 p.m...
Just upgraded from a 175MHz R10000 - a much more usable machine post-upgrade. Now if I could just find a 16:9 video mode that would agree with my monitor... And now a 15k RPM 73GB that's much quieter than the machine-gun Quantum Atlas 10k that was in there.

Also, replaced the PSU fan with a quieter (a hair less CFM) more modern fan.

Hardware:

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janus 1# hinv -vm
CPU: MIPS R12000 Processor Chip Revision: 3.5
FPU: MIPS R12010 Floating Point Chip Revision: 0.0
1 400 MHZ IP32 Processor
Main memory size: 576 Mbytes
Secondary unified instruction/data cache size: 2 Mbytes on Processor 0
Instruction cache size: 32 Kbytes
Data cache size: 32 Kbytes
FLASH PROM version 4.18
Integral SCSI controller 0: Version ADAPTEC 7880
Disk drive: unit 2 on SCSI controller 0 (unit 2)
CDROM: unit 4 on SCSI controller 0
Integral SCSI controller 1: Version ADAPTEC 7880
On-board serial ports: tty1
On-board serial ports: tty2
On-board EPP/ECP parallel port
CRM graphics installed
Integral Ethernet: ec0, version 1
Iris Audio Processor: version A3 revision 0
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x9004, device 0x8078) PCI slot 1
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x9004, device 0x8078) PCI slot 2
Video: MVP unit 0 version 1.4
AV: AV1 Card version 1, Camera not connected.
Vice: TRE


Graphics:

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janus 1# /usr/gfx/gfxinfo -vv
Graphics board 0 is "CRM" graphics.
Managed (":0.0") 1280x1024
32 + 32 bitplanes
board revision 2, CRM revision C, GBE revision B
Monitor 0 type: SAM 693
Channel 0:
Origin = (0,0)
Video Output: 1280 pixels, 1024 lines, 59.94Hz (1280x1024_60)
Video Format Flags:  (none)
Sync Disabled
Using Gamma Map 0
Monitor Type:  SAM-693


HDD info:

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janus 1# scsicontrol -i /dev/scsi/*
/dev/scsi/sc0d2l0:  Disk          SEAGATE ST373453LC      DX10
ANSI vers 3, ISO ver: 0, ECMA ver: 0; supports:  16bit synch linkedcmds cmdqueing
Device is  ready
/dev/scsi/sc0d4l0:  CD-ROM        TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-5701TA0167
ANSI vers 2, ISO ver: 0, ECMA ver: 0; supports:  reladdr synch linkedcmds
Device is  not ready


OS:

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janus 1# uname -aR
IRIX janus 6.5 6.5.30f 07202013 IP32
:O2: (janus): 400MHz R12k, 576MB, 73GB 15k, modded PSU fan
:Indigo2IMP: (indigo2): 195MHz R10k, 512MB, SI, 36GB
Sun Ultra80 (mizar): 4x450MHz USII, 4GB, XVR-1200, 2x73GB 15k ZFS
2x :1600SW: +ML, :Octane: 195MHz R10k, currently not booting
macroexp
From Falls Church, VA
Who joined Feb. 25, 2004, 8:23 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of O2, 400MHz R12000A, 576MB RAM, 73GB HDD at Sept. 25, 2015, 8:08 p.m...
Yeah it's really a much better machine now - using it a lot more these days. The 400MHz R12k really speeds up the graphics too, feels like a much more modern machine. I'll probably try to max out the ram and maybe put an Audigy in it, well, just because. I also need a 1600SW adapter to hook it up to one of two I have. It's so strange to have the 1600SW hooked up to a Windows98 machine instead of the O2. :)
:O2: (janus): 400MHz R12k, 576MB, 73GB 15k, modded PSU fan
:Indigo2IMP: (indigo2): 195MHz R10k, 512MB, SI, 36GB
Sun Ultra80 (mizar): 4x450MHz USII, 4GB, XVR-1200, 2x73GB 15k ZFS
2x :1600SW: +ML, :Octane: 195MHz R10k, currently not booting
macroexp
From Falls Church, VA
Who joined Feb. 25, 2004, 8:23 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Almost new Sun Blade1000 xvr 1200 2 x 1.2ghz at Sept. 26, 2015, 6:56 p.m...
That's a nice rig - I just put an XVR-1200 in my Ultra80 (Quad 450mhz UltraSparc-II), replacing an Expert3d.

Even though the card is pretty aged at this point, I think it's probably still overpowered for the (even older) CPU's that are my machine. Still, it really sped up screen redraws, and Quake III is now actually playable at full-screen 1920x1200 resolutions.
:O2: (janus): 400MHz R12k, 576MB, 73GB 15k, modded PSU fan
:Indigo2IMP: (indigo2): 195MHz R10k, 512MB, SI, 36GB
Sun Ultra80 (mizar): 4x450MHz USII, 4GB, XVR-1200, 2x73GB 15k ZFS
2x :1600SW: +ML, :Octane: 195MHz R10k, currently not booting
macroexp
From Falls Church, VA
Who joined Feb. 25, 2004, 8:23 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Almost new Sun Blade1000 xvr 1200 2 x 1.2ghz at Sept. 27, 2015, 6:20 p.m...
Hah! Well, then kindred spirits we are indeed, as I have a 8mb Permedia 2 AGP card in my stack of ancient equipment - it was a great card, IIRC, one of the best OpenGL implementations available in the PC market at the time. I've recently thought of summoning a retro PC from the pile -- it might make an appearance soon...
:O2: (janus): 400MHz R12k, 576MB, 73GB 15k, modded PSU fan
:Indigo2IMP: (indigo2): 195MHz R10k, 512MB, SI, 36GB
Sun Ultra80 (mizar): 4x450MHz USII, 4GB, XVR-1200, 2x73GB 15k ZFS
2x :1600SW: +ML, :Octane: 195MHz R10k, currently not booting
macroexp
From Falls Church, VA
Who joined Feb. 25, 2004, 8:23 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of O2 Vice MPEG2 discovery at Oct. 15, 2015, 5:55 p.m...
I don't have any O2 running on anything but 6.5.30m, which I think is what you are running on as well, but I went ahead and compiled and ran the program for the sake of verification. The output is attached.

I'd be glad to test anything else you have, or if you have any suggestions on things to delve into myself, I could try that too - I'm handy enough with C-like languages.
:O2: (janus): 400MHz R12k, 576MB, 73GB 15k, modded PSU fan
:Indigo2IMP: (indigo2): 195MHz R10k, 512MB, SI, 36GB
Sun Ultra80 (mizar): 4x450MHz USII, 4GB, XVR-1200, 2x73GB 15k ZFS
2x :1600SW: +ML, :Octane: 195MHz R10k, currently not booting
macroexp
From Falls Church, VA
Who joined Feb. 25, 2004, 8:23 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of O2, 400MHz R12000A, 576MB RAM, 73GB HDD at Oct. 24, 2015, 11:17 p.m...
Edits to first post and title due to some upgrades to HDD and PSU fan. I also have a Commodore 1084 hanging off the composite output now. I know TV work was one of the design points and practical uses of the O2, but I'm still amazed at how good the NTSC output is. Something about CRT color just seems ... natural.
:O2: (janus): 400MHz R12k, 576MB, 73GB 15k, modded PSU fan
:Indigo2IMP: (indigo2): 195MHz R10k, 512MB, SI, 36GB
Sun Ultra80 (mizar): 4x450MHz USII, 4GB, XVR-1200, 2x73GB 15k ZFS
2x :1600SW: +ML, :Octane: 195MHz R10k, currently not booting
macroexp
From Falls Church, VA
Who joined Feb. 25, 2004, 8:23 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of O2, 400MHz R12000A, 576MB RAM, 73GB HDD at Nov. 18, 2015, 8:24 p.m...
I used a Cooler Master R4-BM8S-30PK-R0 - supposedly 40.8 CFM @ 3000 rpm, so about 2/3 of the CFM rating on the original fan, and at that rate it's not the quietest fan in the world. Still, it's just air noise now instead of the whine from the original fan. I wanted to err on the side of too loud vs. too little cooling, so I'm pretty happy with the choice.

I'm working on a photo. The photo's not the problem, it's moving enough of the rat's nest around so you can actually see it :)
:O2: (janus): 400MHz R12k, 576MB, 73GB 15k, modded PSU fan
:Indigo2IMP: (indigo2): 195MHz R10k, 512MB, SI, 36GB
Sun Ultra80 (mizar): 4x450MHz USII, 4GB, XVR-1200, 2x73GB 15k ZFS
2x :1600SW: +ML, :Octane: 195MHz R10k, currently not booting