[Raion]

Hey fellas,

Well, I've done it. I now own my dream Silicon Graphics machine. An Onyx2 Deskside. 

But let's back up a bit to nearly 2 weeks ago.    

https://www.ebay.com/itm/293083364511

This was shared on discord in sale-sharing (for you boomers not on Discord yet, come join us, it's a lot of fun)

I decided to drive from my home in rural Eastern VA, to Hialeah, FL (A part of the Miami-Dade County area). 

I set out this past Monday, the 20th, at 8AM with a few towels, $400 + gas/incidentals money, and a single goal.

I drove 14 hours down 95 and the Florida Turnpike, until I reached Miami. Now, I was jaded about Miami. It's a dirty, drug-riddled city that's kind of like Guatemala City to me. There were two naked people at one intersection screeching at each other like it was Jurassic Park or something. People were just watching. Probably some kind of A-PVP shit or something. 

Anyways, I finally made it to E-Scrap at Hialeah, FL. I met the boss, Dante. He's a nice guy, a big teddy bear of sorts. He showed me the Onyx2, which turns out is from Florida Atlantic University. I paid for that, and he also gave me a Personal Iris 4D/35, which is going to MassiveRobot (I'll post pics of that shortly).


First issue: It wouldn't fit upright in my car. So I laid down some towels, and we carefully wedged it in place. It spent 2 days laying on its side without a lot of damage. 

Now at 9AM on Tuesday I could head home. I got on the Turnpike, and headed to meet JackNet, to give him a cheap O2 on the way back. He's a nice young dude, and I enjoyed meeting him. 

Heading back home, the heaviness of the Onyx2 made it not slide around. 

   

Finally, at 1AM EST Wednesday, I arrived home, and promptly slept until 1PM. 

Today I finally got it indoors. It's a masterpiece.

I have NOT Powered it up yet, and I cannot thus provide any detailed specs. I have to buy a C19 power cord and figure out how to get the wires routed around my room without it being a trip hazard. 

The name of the computer will be "Passion Lip" which is from a series I watch (FATE). Passion Lip is this character:

   

And her chibi form:

   

And here's how the actual machine sits: