AFAIK, Linux can only run on the SGI hardware that was designed for NT.
On Thu, Apr 27, 2000 at 10:08:54AM -0400, John wrote:
> Why don't you put Linux on the Indy? Irix isn't that good anyways.
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> From: DOUG S KENLINE
> To: ">ale@ale.org
> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 4:11 AM
> Subject: [ale] sgi indy r5000
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> well as luck would have it i have just aquired a spankin' new sgi indy r5000....
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> so just as quickly as i have joined this linux discussion list i may need to leave it for a unix sgi indy r5000 discussion group unless this group also discusses whatever it is i need to learn to now utilize my new aquistion....
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> i guess my operating system now is IRIX release 6.2 copyright by silicon graphics.....
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> my guess is that this is some flavor of Unix...
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> i mainly want to have a secondary backup system for email and web browsing should my windows machine crash and i would like to experiment with some other operating system....
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> so how does IRIX compare to Linux.....?
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> is IRIX Unix?
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> what have i got my hands on here?
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> any help would be greatly appreciated.
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> thank you very much.
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> doug kenline
> marietta, georgia
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