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Windmiller
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 Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 5:12 am Post subject: Silicon Graphics w/ 12 x i860xp |
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I think this is a SGI RealityEngine geometry engine or at least that is what I believe. Eventhough the LSI controller in the middle is common I really like it. Morkork might be able to shed some more light on it.
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Hippo
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D.8080
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 11:53 am Post subject: |
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How do you power up and test a board like this?
Beautiful. |
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Windmiller
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 12:00 pm Post subject: |
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| I was wondering the same thing. In fact I dont even recognize the three ports on the left hand side of the board but I bet a couple others may know. |
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D.8080
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Hope it doesn't need a special slot and or board to work... |
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fRaSsL
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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Of course it needs a SGI machine to test it 
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Hippo
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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If ever there was a PCB that needed to be hung on the wall and framed, this is it.
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Windmiller
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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| I am going to look for a display case this weekend, its gonna have to be big. |
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Wizzard1
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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| That board has to have the densest uP to PCB ratio of any board I have ever seen! |
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debs3759
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 5:32 am Post subject: |
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I'd put it in a display case on the wall, but also (at the same time) have it working (obviously would involve stripping the remainder of an SGI system...) - that's how I'm thinking of decorating my workspace when I get that organised Kinda like working in a highly organised junkyard if I get it working right
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Windmiller
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 5:40 am Post subject: |
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| debs3759 wrote: | | I'd put it in a display case on the wall, but also (at the same time) have it working (obviously would involve stripping the remainder of an SGI system...) - that's how I'm thinking of decorating my workspace when I get that organised Kinda like working in a highly organised junkyard if I get it working right |
They have some display cases at a local hobby shop that I am going to try out this weekend. I am in the same situation, we are moving out fo an apt. into a house and so right now my our office is covered in hardware and chips but once we move into the new place the plan is to have 2-3 display cases on the walls.
You also reminded me of something I have been wanting to do. I think it would be neat to have a mini itx system mounting on the wall and running. I remember seeing someone do something similar to this on the forums at www.mini-itx.com. They basically mounted the hardware to a clear piece of plexi-glass. |
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swaaye
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Windmiller
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 2:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Nice find swaaye!! I looked all for some pics. I was able to find refernces o the 8 cpu model but not the 12 cpu model. |
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swaaye
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Just think....that whole board is now days compressed into just a portion of a graphics chip. |
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Windmiller
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 9:05 am Post subject: |
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| Good point. Are there other pc's besides SGI that have large amounts of CPUs on them like this? |
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