[ale] [OT] Great Geek Giveaway!

Lawrence Hamblin infinity.d2 at gmail.com
Thu Jun 23 16:15:16 EDT 2011


Will you have the specs for the various laptops and desktops available on
Saturday?  I have a certain level of machine in mind.

-Lawrence

On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> GGG is ON! after 9am Saturday
> 4003 Allenwood Way
> Tucker, GA 30084
>
> I'm adding my entire SGI stack with software and specials to the mix:
> x1 dual CPU (r12k) dual GPU (w/TRAM) Octane with maxed RAM and PCI card
> cage and personal video option card, SGI 22" minitor, keyboard, mouse, SGI
> video camera, x2 SGI origin 200 w/ Craylink cable plus Lightwave and IRIX
> and other tools.
>
> $500 for entire lot. Don't even ask what I paid for all of this. Especially
> if SWMBO is around. I've spent enough time in the doghouse over this stuff
> already. Apparently "Double Jeopardy" is allowed in marriage but not the
> legal system.
>
> Trivia:
>
> The Octane was actually used making the first Scooby Doo movie. The origins
> were used by @home (and came originally with enough credit card data on the
> drives to worry me! - now wiped). The Craylink cable makes the 2 Origins act
> as a single system. Pretty cool.
>
> Origins have _no_ plastic but the Octane looks fine. I think even the light
> bar still works.
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 10:52 AM, Rich Faulkner <rfaulkner at 34thprs.org>wrote:
>
>> Hey Jim!  Is the "GGG" still on for this weekend?  If so, when and
>> where?
>>
>> Rich in Lilburn
>>
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