Re: Upgrading Indigo2 to Indigo3 - Nvidia card

From: SkyWriter (skywriter_at_mrnutty.com)
Date: 09/22/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 23:37:50 GMT

zolo wrote:

> MStepansky wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > To Indigo2/Impact users, do you often wonder if and when will there be a new
> > graphics card to replace the aging MaxImpact/MXI graphics card?
> >
> > I am sure we all do. It is unfortuate that SGI no longer support the
> > Indigo2/Impact computer. However, I am wondering this:
> >
> > What are the chance of getting SGI engineers or Nvidia enginneers to
> > re-consider going back to the drawing board, to just make a new graphics card
> > for the Indigo2? Just for one more last time.
> >
> > To give your SGI Indigo2 to a new name: Indigo3.
> >
> > Yes, thats right. I heard rumor about a few Nvidia engineer is going to give a
> > retro-perspective looks to this popular SGI Indigo2 of the 90s, a new graphics
> > face lift, to have more texture mapping memory, than 4MB in current
> > Indigo2/Impacts.
> >
> > True, we all know that Indigo2/Impact is one of the SGI's best made graphics
> > computer in its mid-range class before Octane/mxi came out in Feb 1997. After
> > all, Octane MXI and Indigo2/MXI (MaxImpact) has the same graphics capability
> > but different internal bus archecture (XIO/Crossbar versus GIO).
> >
> > Nice, sexy color, in a tower case; which I still have teal and purple and
> > pink/magenta ones.
> >
> > Indigo3 - with Nvidia card, perhaps at least GeforceFX class for the last
> > time....to gain recognition that Indigo3 can do it. (perhaps a new R10 or R12
> > cpu? on IP28 mob?)
> >
> > What do you think? Lets hear your thoughts for Nvidia engineers.
> >
> > Indigo3/RealityImpact - "RI" class.

if you change CPU and GFX you need to overhaul the memory, but that time, you've got
a new machine. fast path to texture memory is a must, and it aint there. sounds
likes a software ^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H waste of time project.

>
> >
> > Project Codename "Rio" or "Rado", as in speed demon Red. :o)
> >
> > Mike
> > SGI 3D/Alias user
> > Toledo, OH
> >
>
> I can say with a fair amount of certainty that when SGI
> end-of-lifes a product, that's exactly what they mean.
> Besides, haven't you heard? SGI is a Linux company now, so
> Tux it up! Don't waste your time with that old IRIX crap.
>
> (yes, that was sarcasm)
>
> -zolo