Re: 3.0 on an Indy
On Tue, Nov 19, 2002 at 03:22:42PM -0500, Camm Maguire wrote:
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> 1) What do people use these machines for? My guess was a thin X
> client. By default, there doesn't seem to be enough disk, cpu
> power or memory to run many applications natively.
My Indy is one of slowest ones (100 MHz R4600 PC), though I was able to
write master thesis in TeX using it. It is even able to run Gnome :)
Once you choose appropriate software (Sylpheed Claws, Dillo, AbiWord,
XMMS...) it could me used for normal office work.
> 2) I'm unfamiliar with the SGI hardware. The disk looks like a SCSI I
> -- is it possible to upgrade with a generic commodity SCSI I drive?
> What about other possible upgrades -- can any standard PC hardware
> be used? Any ideas for a 10/100-Base T converter connector for
> the built in ethernet port? Does the webcam work? What is the
> most accelerated X setup for this graphics card?
Go to http://www.reputable.com/indytech.html for hardware informations.
IndyCam doesn't work. Xserver supports Newport XL graphics only (no
acceleration) http://honk.physik.uni-konstanz.de/linux-mips/xfree86/
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ladis
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