[hamei]

I just bought a SGI Indigo that has 2 SCSI HDDs, 256MB of ram, a R4000SC, with a Elan Graphics subsystem. I am completely new to SGI computers. But have been in the vintage computer collecting for about 5-8 years now.

It is what it is, I guess ... I bought a nice dual 400 V10 Octane 2 for $300 a few years ago and it wasn't even a bargain, looks like prices are skyrocketing.

But the Indigo is one of the nicest SGI's ever, imo. If you can find the 150 mhz pimm from an Indigo2 that makes them pretty useful, about as fast as a dual PPro peecee and more enjoyable. Plenty good enough for lots of stuff and the cutest box in the lineup.

Whatever you do, just stick at 6.5.23 or below. There is no advantage for an Indigo in going any higher. In fact, I'm not sure they even will.