chris@endgame.gsfc.nasa.gov (Chris Shenton) (03/28/91)
I'm being moved onto a 4d 386gvx, which is nice, except that 3 other people use it, and we all need graphics. Someone mentioned that I could buy an additional graphics board set from SGI, plug them into the backplane, and hook them up to a new display and keyboard, to get an additional real console. Any thoughts on doing this, or how much it would cost? Would it be better to get a Person Iris instead? Thanks. -- chris@asylum.gsfc.nasa.gov ...!uunet!asylum.gsfc.nasa.gov!chris
jmb@patton.wpd.sgi.com (Jim Barton) (03/29/91)
In article <CHRIS.91Mar28100718@endgame.gsfc.nasa.gov>, chris@endgame.gsfc.nasa.gov (Chris Shenton) writes: |> From: chris@endgame.gsfc.nasa.gov (Chris Shenton) |> Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi |> Subject: Multiheaded 4d? (I need more than one console) |> Message-ID: <CHRIS.91Mar28100718@endgame.gsfc.nasa.gov> |> Date: Thu, 28 Mar 91 07:07:18 PDT |> Organization: none |> |> I'm being moved onto a 4d 386gvx, which is nice, except that 3 other people |> use it, and we all need graphics. |> |> Someone mentioned that I could buy an additional graphics board set from |> SGI, plug them into the backplane, and hook them up to a new display and |> keyboard, to get an additional real console. Any thoughts on doing this, |> or how much it would cost? Would it be better to get a Person Iris instead? |> |> Thanks. |> -- |> chris@asylum.gsfc.nasa.gov ...!uunet!asylum.gsfc.nasa.gov!chris Whomever said that was unfortunately wrong. One graphics user per VGX. Of course, you could buy a couple of X terminals, but I suspect that there might be some significant fights over use of the graphics console. The easiest solution is to buy a Peronsal IRIS for everyone, hook 'em all up on the network, and just use the VGX when you 'feel the need for speed'. -- Jim Barton Silicon Graphics Computer Systems jmb@sgi.com