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Help! Suggestions on what I can I use my 2 unix boxes for?
Post 302135880 by JimmyChang on Thursday 13th of September 2007 05:39:19 AM
09-13-2007
Help! Suggestions on what I can I use my 2 unix boxes for?
Once upon a looong time ago I used to work with Unix systems - SGI mainly.
Now I've inherited 2 boxes - an SGI dual processor Octane and an Indigo2. For the past 2 years they've sat waiting for me to do something with them and never getting round to it.
I run a windows network at home so they've had limited use to date.
So what can I use these guys for?
I was thinking web server? Maybe a fileserver? I do a lot of development so this might be useful, but I also run several remotely hosted web sites at the moment. Help!
Also should I stick with IRIX as the OS or should I transfer to Linux on these systems?
Any suggestions gratefully received, except the "well you can take your unix boxes and shove them up your..." type ones!
Cheers guys!
Now I've inherited 2 boxes - an SGI dual processor Octane and an Indigo2. For the past 2 years they've sat waiting for me to do something with them and never getting round to it.
I run a windows network at home so they've had limited use to date.
So what can I use these guys for?
I was thinking web server? Maybe a fileserver? I do a lot of development so this might be useful, but I also run several remotely hosted web sites at the moment. Help!
Also should I stick with IRIX as the OS or should I transfer to Linux on these systems?
Any suggestions gratefully received, except the "well you can take your unix boxes and shove them up your..." type ones!
Cheers guys!
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