[TriLUG] TriLUG Digest, Vol 969, Issue 1

David Matusiak dave at matusiak.org
Tue Feb 16 19:47:12 EST 2010


This thread is full of win. <3

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>   1. Free to a good home (Scott Suehle)
>   2. Re: Free to a good home (Bob Emerson)
>   3. Re: Free to a good home (John Broome)
>   4. Re: Free to a good home (Peter Neilson)
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> Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:14:05 -0500
> From: Scott Suehle <ssuehle at gmail.com>
> Subject: [TriLUG] Free to a good home
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> I have been doing some pre-spring cleaning and am parting with some random
> items.
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> First up is a SGI Octane system. Complete with 19" Monitor.
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> Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:43:15 -0500
> From: Bob Emerson <bob.remerson at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Free to a good home
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> What are you asking?
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> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Scott Suehle <ssuehle at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I have been doing some pre-spring cleaning and am parting with some random
>> items.
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>> First up is a SGI Octane system. Complete with 19" Monitor.
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> Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:10:26 -0500
> From: John Broome <jbroome at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Free to a good home
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> Based on the subject line I'd say they're free.
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> On Feb 15, 2010, at 19:43, Bob Emerson <bob.remerson at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> What are you asking?
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>> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Scott Suehle <ssuehle at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
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>>> I have been doing some pre-spring cleaning and am parting with some
>>> random
>>> items.
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>>>
>>> First up is a SGI Octane system. Complete with 19" Monitor.
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> Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:39:16 -0500
> From: Peter Neilson <neilson at windstream.net>
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Free to a good home
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> Based on a bit of research, I'd say the SGI Octane is not free. It's a
> power hog. The "good home" for it should be in serious need of an extra
> space heater, and the new owner should have a computationally
> appropriate purpose for it, like obsolete chip design. They are intended
> for Irix, but are rumored to be able to run Linux or Free BSD.
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> Alternative uses are possible. Stepstool; table; thing to trip on in the
> dark; future antique; musical instrument; cat scratching post.
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> On the other hand it appears to be of solid construction, and uses far
> less power than the Univac 1105.
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> John Broome wrote:
>> Based on the subject line I'd say they're free.
>>
>> On Feb 15, 2010, at 19:43, Bob Emerson <bob.remerson at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> What are you asking?
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Scott Suehle <ssuehle at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have been doing some pre-spring cleaning and am parting with some
>>>> random
>>>> items.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> First up is a SGI Octane system. Complete with 19" Monitor.
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