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Re:SGI's $250,000 Graphics Supercomputer from 1993 – Onyx Re... by qaq on Saturday September 01, 2018 @11:17PM (#17895348)
Could be converted to a cool mini-fridge
Re:SGI's $250,000 Graphics Supercomputer from 1993 – Onyx Re... by octorian on Sunday September 02, 2018 @11:59AM (#17897420)
Let's please stop doing that to interesting vintage computers. Well, at least to working (or fixable) ones. I cringe every time someone shows off that sort of project.
Re:SGI's $250,000 Graphics Supercomputer from 1993 – Onyx Re... by qaq on Sunday September 02, 2018 @03:37PM (#17898245)
While I was not suggesting doing to this particular model I would imagine a good chunk of them end up in a landfill.
Re:SGI's $250,000 Graphics Supercomputer from 1993 – Onyx Re... by walrus01 on Sunday September 02, 2018 @02:05AM (#17895834)
Something that looks cool and is cube shaped, but way less useful, like an SGI Crimson would make a better fridge.
Re:SGI's $250,000 Graphics Supercomputer from 1993 – Onyx Re... by deerpig on Sunday September 02, 2018 @07:11AM (#17896565)
SGI famously converted one of their Crimsons (which was a commercial failure) into a fridge and beer tap...
Re:SGI's $250,000 Graphics Supercomputer from 1993 – Onyx Re... by sigvirt on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @03:08PM (#17911878)
The Silicon Graphics crew did like their case mods. Adding to the list: a demo team had a deskside O2K with a top air-intake and side exhaust pipes like a dragster engine.
Re:SGI's $250,000 Graphics Supercomputer from 1993 – Onyx Re... by monocasa on Saturday September 01, 2018 @11:56PM (#17895442)
It still runs. Let's keep the fridges to "for parts" ebay purchases for computers that combo of old and interesting.
Re:SGI's $250,000 Graphics Supercomputer from 1993 – Onyx Re... by qaq on Saturday September 01, 2018 @11:58PM (#17895452)
I was not suggesting this particular system.
Re:SGI's $250,000 Graphics Supercomputer from 1993 – Onyx Re... by voxadam on Saturday September 01, 2018 @11:54PM (#17895439)
Or a toaster oven.
Re:SGI's $250,000 Graphics Supercomputer from 1993 – Onyx Re... by Keyframe on Sunday September 02, 2018 @12:04AM (#17895472)
Or legendary Espressigo https://youtu.be/NPvIs0I-gmg
Re:SGI's $250,000 Graphics Supercomputer from 1993 – Onyx Re... by abcd_f on Sunday September 02, 2018 @05:51AM (#17896380)
Damn. This should fit our Rancilio Silvia just like that... brb.
Re:SGI's $250,000 Graphics Supercomputer from 1993 – Onyx Re... by qaq on Sunday September 02, 2018 @12:15AM (#17895505)
This is really cool