The collected works of mwd

mwd
From Sydney, Australia
Who joined Jan. 17, 2014, 3:51 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Litecoin Mining on IRIX at Jan. 27, 2014, 6:33 p.m...
Geoman wrote: So one R14000 550 MHz is 35 % faster than one R12000 400 MHz in Octane2 when 'mining' Litecoin :)


So clock for clock the R12k & R14k are basically the same it seems, at least for this test.

Not really a surprise as from my reading the R10k was the last major upgrade to the MIPS based CPUs and future versions were just minor tweaks and die shrinks. Shame really.
:Octane: R12K 300 MHz, 1 GB RAM, SE+T
:Indigo2IMP: R10K 195MHz, 320MB RAM, Solid Impact
:O2: R10K 175MHz, 256MB RAM, CRM
:Indy: R4400 200MHz, 256MB RAM, XZ
mwd
From Sydney, Australia
Who joined Jan. 17, 2014, 3:51 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Challenge S, 200MHZ R5000, 256MB RAM at Feb. 1, 2014, 2:59 a.m...
I really like this system! Good job with the CPU, I'd never be game to run it without a heat-sink (although I'm sure it would be fine).
:Octane: R12K 300 MHz, 1 GB RAM, SE+T
:Indigo2IMP: R10K 195MHz, 320MB RAM, Solid Impact
:O2: R10K 175MHz, 256MB RAM, CRM
:Indy: R4400 200MHz, 256MB RAM, XZ
mwd
From Sydney, Australia
Who joined Jan. 17, 2014, 3:51 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of 3D Printed Indigo2 Feet at Feb. 14, 2014, 7:45 p.m...
This is really cool, thanks for sharing.
:Octane: R12K 300 MHz, 1 GB RAM, SE+T
:Indigo2IMP: R10K 195MHz, 320MB RAM, Solid Impact
:O2: R10K 175MHz, 256MB RAM, CRM
:Indy: R4400 200MHz, 256MB RAM, XZ
mwd
From Sydney, Australia
Who joined Jan. 17, 2014, 3:51 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Multia Nostalgia at Feb. 16, 2014, 3:53 a.m...
These were pretty cool, I had one that ran NT4, but the L2 cache died or something due to overheating and it got binned :(
:Octane: R12K 300 MHz, 1 GB RAM, SE+T
:Indigo2IMP: R10K 195MHz, 320MB RAM, Solid Impact
:O2: R10K 175MHz, 256MB RAM, CRM
:Indy: R4400 200MHz, 256MB RAM, XZ
mwd
From Sydney, Australia
Who joined Jan. 17, 2014, 3:51 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Multia Nostalgia at Feb. 18, 2014, 2:30 p.m...
They're pretty small, although they are a bit bigger than most thin clients.

Much smaller than an Indy. Shame they had so many issues!
:Octane: R12K 300 MHz, 1 GB RAM, SE+T
:Indigo2IMP: R10K 195MHz, 320MB RAM, Solid Impact
:O2: R10K 175MHz, 256MB RAM, CRM
:Indy: R4400 200MHz, 256MB RAM, XZ
mwd
From Sydney, Australia
Who joined Jan. 17, 2014, 3:51 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Indigo: 100MHz R4K, 96MB, 1GB, LG1 at Feb. 19, 2014, 4:18 p.m...
Wow looks great. Nice work, I'd love to see some screenshots of IRIX 4 if you get it all working!
:Octane: R12K 300 MHz, 1 GB RAM, SE+T
:Indigo2IMP: R10K 195MHz, 320MB RAM, Solid Impact
:O2: R10K 175MHz, 256MB RAM, CRM
:Indy: R4400 200MHz, 256MB RAM, XZ
mwd
From Sydney, Australia
Who joined Jan. 17, 2014, 3:51 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of SGI Octane parts at Feb. 22, 2014, 4:07 p.m...
Where in Aust? I'm in Sydney.

I might be interested. Are you after any other sgi gear?
:Octane: R12K 300 MHz, 1 GB RAM, SE+T
:Indigo2IMP: R10K 195MHz, 320MB RAM, Solid Impact
:O2: R10K 175MHz, 256MB RAM, CRM
:Indy: R4400 200MHz, 256MB RAM, XZ
mwd
From Sydney, Australia
Who joined Jan. 17, 2014, 3:51 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Litecoin Mining on IRIX at Feb. 26, 2014, 2:27 a.m...
hazelden wrote: I've only got GCC installed on my SGI O2. If someone wants to provide ssh access to an IRIX box with MIPSpro installed I'm willing to compile an optimized version of cpuminer.


I should be able to help with this. PM me and I can send you details.
:Octane: R12K 300 MHz, 1 GB RAM, SE+T
:Indigo2IMP: R10K 195MHz, 320MB RAM, Solid Impact
:O2: R10K 175MHz, 256MB RAM, CRM
:Indy: R4400 200MHz, 256MB RAM, XZ
mwd
From Sydney, Australia
Who joined Jan. 17, 2014, 3:51 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of So long and thanks for all the fish. at March 12, 2014, 2:46 p.m...
yetanother**ixuser wrote:
vishnu wrote: First Harry now jimmer, this brain drain is a killer... :cry:

i myself work in this f**ked up it industry for about 20 years and i'm also
so done with that crap. just a bunch of pseudointellectual wannabeeees with an totally oversized ego. all in all, it just makes me wanna spew!


It's not this specific industry, it is people in general, you just need to learn to ignore the crap and pick up the jobs you enjoy doing (and stick around with people who are decent human beings).
:Octane: R12K 300 MHz, 1 GB RAM, SE+T
:Indigo2IMP: R10K 195MHz, 320MB RAM, Solid Impact
:O2: R10K 175MHz, 256MB RAM, CRM
:Indy: R4400 200MHz, 256MB RAM, XZ
mwd
From Sydney, Australia
Who joined Jan. 17, 2014, 3:51 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of SGI Indy Video at Nov. 20, 2014, 1:58 p.m...
Hey All,

I've done a little review of an SGI Indy, most of the info is common knowledge here but I am interested in some feedback!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4l-KpZv2Og
:Octane: R12K 300 MHz, 1 GB RAM, SE+T
:Indigo2IMP: R10K 195MHz, 320MB RAM, Solid Impact
:O2: R10K 175MHz, 256MB RAM, CRM
:Indy: R4400 200MHz, 256MB RAM, XZ
mwd
From Sydney, Australia
Who joined Jan. 17, 2014, 3:51 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of SGI Indy Video at Nov. 20, 2014, 11:30 p.m...
Next video: http://youtu.be/6esqVSP1Vi4
:Octane: R12K 300 MHz, 1 GB RAM, SE+T
:Indigo2IMP: R10K 195MHz, 320MB RAM, Solid Impact
:O2: R10K 175MHz, 256MB RAM, CRM
:Indy: R4400 200MHz, 256MB RAM, XZ
mwd
From Sydney, Australia
Who joined Jan. 17, 2014, 3:51 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of SGI Indy Video at Nov. 21, 2014, 6:10 p.m...
Okay I have made up a small playlist of videos. I've now got something for the indy, o2 and octane.

Hope you enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4l-KpZ ... 7gNHWX_rdW
:Octane: R12K 300 MHz, 1 GB RAM, SE+T
:Indigo2IMP: R10K 195MHz, 320MB RAM, Solid Impact
:O2: R10K 175MHz, 256MB RAM, CRM
:Indy: R4400 200MHz, 256MB RAM, XZ
mwd
From Sydney, Australia
Who joined Jan. 17, 2014, 3:51 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Melbourne Australia SGI haul 02 x 5 and Indigo2 at Jan. 7, 2015, 4:45 a.m...
Me personally I would use the O2 R5200SC.

I did a bit of a youtube video about the o2 that may interest you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6esqVSP ... Cz-9uuiGTQ
:Octane: R12K 300 MHz, 1 GB RAM, SE+T
:Indigo2IMP: R10K 195MHz, 320MB RAM, Solid Impact
:O2: R10K 175MHz, 256MB RAM, CRM
:Indy: R4400 200MHz, 256MB RAM, XZ
mwd
From Sydney, Australia
Who joined Jan. 17, 2014, 3:51 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Melbourne Australia SGI haul 02 x 5 and Indigo2 at Jan. 11, 2015, 9:17 p.m...
Hey JB,

Might be interested :)

What HDDs or caddy are you after? For the O2?
:Octane: R12K 300 MHz, 1 GB RAM, SE+T
:Indigo2IMP: R10K 195MHz, 320MB RAM, Solid Impact
:O2: R10K 175MHz, 256MB RAM, CRM
:Indy: R4400 200MHz, 256MB RAM, XZ