[jwcotejr]

Greetings, folks

Got myself a rather nice Octane2 recently: 1x 360 MHz R12000, 1.5 GB RAM, 300 GB 15K RPM HDD, and V10 graphics. Currently running a fresh install of IRIX 6.5.30 via Booterizer. So far I'm happy with the result & performance! This is basically my first working SGI, so I still have a lot to learn.

That said, which version of IRIX do you folks prefer to run, 6.5.22 or 6.5.30? I do know that older systems cap out at 6.5.22, though I am aware that some do prefer 6.5.22 even on the machines that can support 6.5.30. Are there differences between the two versions that would make one more favorable over the other, or would it just be a matter of preference?

Also, 6.5.30 does not seem to include the ubiquitous SGI demos that earlier versions of IRIX included; would I be able to get those on 6.5.30?

Thank you!