[jander31]

Hello, I hope all is well.

I recently acquired an SGI Origin 300 this past weekend (drove from Maryland to Connecticut), in addition to an SGI Altix NL4R router, and an Apple Xserve with a single Xeon.  I have no idea how to run the router (I probably will never be able to, as it uses DC power, and requires a couple Altix units I believe).  The Xserve is no issue, I just need to install OS X Server.  I already purchased a 73GB IBM-rebranded Seagate SCSI drive (80-pin, Ultra160) for the Origin 300, and I think I have some idea on how to install IRIX.  I'll cross that bridge when I get there.

My main question for now is the historical use-case of the Origin 300.  How did people run calculations remotely on the Origin 300, or even use an Origin 300 remotely (over network/ethernet, and not serial)?  How were Origin 300s usually used?  My home lab is relatively small, I have a R730xd as my main server that I use for webhosting and VM provisioning.  I have an IBM X3620 M3 for backups, and the rest of my stuff is pretty old.  SPARCserver 5, Sun Blade 2000, IBM Netfinity 5000.  I have an idea of the use cases for those older ones (e.g. small intranet sites, COBOL environments, FTP), but I want this Origin 300 to be special.  I want to interface it with my personal website, or perhaps an intranet site hosted on my SPARCserver or Blade 2000, and somehow be able to run calculations remotely.

I could really use some ideas or resources I can use, especially for requisite software.  I haven't used IRIX yet, so I have no idea what that will be like.

Thank you in advance!